Cancer Incidence for Bedford Park, Fordham North & Norwood, Bronx County, 2016-2020

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

Site of Cancer Males and Females Males Females
Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Population 95% CI Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI
All Invasive Malignant Tumors 526.0 445.3 428.0-463.2 264.0 521.1 492.0-551.4 262.0 394.8 373.3-417.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 14.8 12.3 9.6-15.6 9.2 17.1 12.3-23.0 5.6 8.5 5.6-12.3
Esophagus 3.8 3.2 1.9-5.0 3.0 6.0 3.3-10.1 0.8 1.1 0.3-2.9
Stomach 12.2 10.8 8.2-14.0 7.0 14.1 9.6-19.7 5.2 8.2 5.3-12.0
Colorectal 46.6 39.3 34.3-44.8 25.0 49.3 40.6-59.1 21.6 31.6 25.8-38.4
Colon excluding rectum 33.0 28.3 24.1-33.1 18.8 37.9 30.2-46.7 14.2 21.1 16.4-26.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 13.6 11.0 8.5-14.0 6.2 11.4 7.6-16.4 7.4 10.5 7.4-14.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 21.0 17.6 14.3-21.5 14.8 28.0 21.7-35.5 6.2 9.6 6.5-13.7
Pancreas 19.2 16.8 13.6-20.7 10.4 22.4 16.5-29.6 8.8 13.0 9.4-17.6
Larynx 3.8 3.2 1.9-5.1 3.4 6.8 3.8-11.2 0.4 0.5 0.1-2.0
Lung and bronchus 50.6 44.9 39.3-50.9 27.6 57.4 47.8-68.3 23.0 36.1 29.7-43.5
Melanoma of the skin 3.4 3.2 1.8-5.2 1.8 4.2 1.8-8.0 1.6 2.5 1.0-5.0
Female breast             75.8 113.5 102.2-125.8
Cervix uteri             6.4 10.0 6.8-14.2
Corpus uterus and NOS             19.0 27.9 22.5-34.2
Ovary             7.4 10.4 7.3-14.5
Prostate       73.6 142.1 127.2-158.1      
Testis       2.6 4.0 2.1-7.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 13.4 12.0 9.2-15.4 10.2 22.1 16.1-29.3 3.2 5.0 2.8-8.2
Kidney and renal pelvis 19.6 16.1 13.0-19.8 11.8 22.8 17.1-29.7 7.8 11.3 8.0-15.6
Brain and other central nervous system 6.2 5.3 3.5-7.5 4.0 7.9 4.7-12.3 2.2 3.4 1.7-6.1
Thyroid 18.4 14.9 11.9-18.3 4.0 7.1 4.2-11.1 14.4 22.1 17.2-27.9
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.6 3.7 2.3-5.6 2.4 4.4 2.2-7.8 2.2 3.2 1.6-5.8
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 28.8 24.8 20.8-29.3 15.0 28.8 22.4-36.4 13.8 21.3 16.4-27.1
Myeloma 12.0 10.5 7.9-13.5 6.0 12.0 7.9-17.3 6.0 9.6 6.4-13.8
Leukemias 13.6 11.1 8.6-14.2 7.4 14.5 10.0-20.2 6.2 8.7 5.8-12.4

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2022.
  • Rates are per 100,000 persons, age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population, with 95% confidence intervals.
  • Rates based on fewer than 4 cases per year are unstable and should be used with caution. NOS = Not otherwise specified.
  • NYC neighborhoods were defined in terms of Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs approximate NYC Community Districts (CDs).
  • For more information about PUMAs, please refer to http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/nyc-population/geographic-reference.page.