Cancer Incidence for Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene, 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 582.8 481.5 463.6-499.8 273.6 526.9 498.5-556.4 309.2 457.4 434.1-481.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 13.8 11.5 8.9-14.6 9.8 18.4 13.5-24.5 4.0 5.8 3.5-9.1
Esophagus 3.0 2.7 1.5-4.5 2.0 4.5 2.1-8.3 1.0 1.5 0.5-3.7
Stomach 9.6 7.9 5.8-10.6 5.6 11.0 7.2-16.1 4.0 5.8 3.5-9.1
Colorectal 51.6 44.5 39.1-50.4 28.6 57.3 48.1-67.8 23.0 34.7 28.5-41.9
Colon excluding rectum 34.2 29.9 25.5-34.8 17.6 36.7 29.3-45.4 16.6 24.4 19.3-30.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 17.4 14.6 11.6-18.1 11.0 20.6 15.4-27.1 6.4 10.3 6.9-14.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 11.4 8.9 6.7-11.6 8.6 16.0 11.5-21.7 2.8 3.5 1.9-6.1
Pancreas 17.2 14.5 11.5-18.0 7.4 14.9 10.3-20.7 9.8 14.8 10.9-19.8
Larynx 1.8 1.4 0.6-2.8 1.2 2.2 0.8-5.0 0.6 0.9 0.2-2.9
Lung and bronchus 56.8 47.5 42.0-53.5 27.2 54.5 45.5-64.6 29.6 42.3 35.6-50.0
Melanoma of the skin 19.0 15.6 12.5-19.2 10.2 19.6 14.5-26.0 8.8 12.9 9.3-17.6
Female breast             101.0 155.0 141.4-169.6
Cervix uteri             5.4 7.9 5.1-11.7
Corpus uterus and NOS             25.8 36.6 30.4-43.7
Ovary             7.8 10.4 7.3-14.4
Prostate       72.8 138.1 123.9-153.4      
Testis       5.4 7.3 4.7-11.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 17.2 14.8 11.7-18.3 11.4 23.3 17.5-30.3 5.8 8.4 5.6-12.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 18.8 14.8 11.9-18.2 11.0 20.5 15.3-26.8 7.8 10.2 7.2-14.2
Brain and other central nervous system 4.6 4.0 2.5-6.1 2.4 4.3 2.1-7.8 2.2 3.7 1.7-6.8
Thyroid 24.2 17.3 14.2-21.0 6.8 11.2 7.6-15.9 17.4 23.0 18.2-28.8
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.8 4.0 2.5-6.1 3.0 5.7 3.1-9.6 1.8 2.5 1.0-5.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 23.6 20.7 17.0-24.9 13.4 26.3 20.2-33.7 10.2 16.4 12.0-21.8
Myeloma 14.6 12.5 9.8-15.8 6.6 14.3 9.8-20.2 8.0 11.6 8.2-15.9
Leukemias 16.2 14.1 11.1-17.7 11.0 21.7 16.2-28.6 5.2 7.9 5.0-11.8

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.