Cancer Incidence for Greenpoint & Williamsburg, Kings (Brooklyn) 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 505.4 378.6 363.6-394.2 252.4 424.0 400.1-449.0 253.0 354.9 334.8-375.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 11.6 9.0 6.8-11.7 8.2 14.5 10.3-19.7 3.4 4.9 2.8-7.9
Esophagus 2.6 2.0 1.1-3.5 2.4 4.1 2.1-7.3 0.2 0.3 0.0-1.6
Stomach 12.8 9.4 7.2-12.1 8.0 13.5 9.5-18.5 4.8 6.5 4.1-9.7
Colorectal 44.2 32.8 28.5-37.5 26.4 45.5 37.9-54.3 17.8 23.0 18.4-28.6
Colon excluding rectum 32.4 23.8 20.2-27.9 19.4 33.1 26.6-40.6 13.0 16.6 12.7-21.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 11.8 9.0 6.8-11.6 7.0 12.5 8.6-17.4 4.8 6.5 4.1-9.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 12.4 9.6 7.3-12.4 8.6 14.6 10.5-19.8 3.8 5.3 3.1-8.3
Pancreas 18.8 14.3 11.5-17.6 8.8 15.6 11.2-21.0 10.0 13.6 10.0-18.0
Larynx 4.2 3.2 2.0-5.0 3.4 6.0 3.4-9.6 0.8 1.1 0.3-2.9
Lung and bronchus 51.2 39.1 34.4-44.3 25.8 46.6 38.7-55.6 25.4 33.7 28.0-40.2
Melanoma of the skin 14.2 10.1 7.8-12.8 6.6 10.0 6.7-14.3 7.6 10.3 7.1-14.4
Female breast             67.6 101.3 90.3-113.2
Cervix uteri             5.2 7.9 5.0-11.8
Corpus uterus and NOS             21.4 31.1 25.3-37.8
Ovary             7.6 11.3 7.8-15.6
Prostate       55.4 94.7 83.6-106.7      
Testis       7.4 6.6 4.5-9.6      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 17.2 13.2 10.5-16.3 13.6 24.1 18.5-30.7 3.6 5.0 2.9-8.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 17.6 13.6 10.8-16.8 11.8 20.0 15.1-25.9 5.8 7.7 5.1-11.1
Brain and other central nervous system 10.8 8.0 6.0-10.6 5.6 8.9 5.7-13.2 5.2 7.6 4.9-11.3
Thyroid 20.8 13.7 11.0-16.8 5.0 6.9 4.2-10.5 15.8 20.4 15.8-25.9
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.8 4.4 3.0-6.3 3.8 4.8 2.7-7.9 4.0 4.2 2.4-6.9
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 27.4 20.7 17.3-24.6 17.4 29.1 23.1-36.1 10.0 14.3 10.5-19.0
Myeloma 7.2 5.8 4.0-8.0 3.0 5.0 2.8-8.4 4.2 6.5 3.9-9.9
Leukemias 13.8 10.2 7.8-12.9 7.8 13.1 9.2-18.1 6.0 8.0 5.3-11.5

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.