Cancer Incidence for Crown Heights North & Prospect Heights, 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 533.0 426.6 410.2-443.5 244.8 488.0 459.9-517.3 288.2 391.7 371.4-412.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 11.0 8.7 6.5-11.3 6.8 14.0 9.5-19.8 4.2 5.5 3.4-8.6
Esophagus 4.6 3.9 2.5-5.9 2.6 5.8 3.0-9.9 2.0 2.7 1.3-5.0
Stomach 10.2 8.0 5.9-10.5 6.2 12.5 8.3-18.0 4.0 5.3 3.2-8.2
Colorectal 46.2 38.3 33.4-43.7 21.8 47.9 39.0-58.1 24.4 32.9 27.2-39.4
Colon excluding rectum 34.6 28.9 24.7-33.7 15.6 35.5 27.7-44.5 19.0 25.5 20.6-31.4
Rectum & rectosigmoid 11.6 9.4 7.1-12.2 6.2 12.5 8.3-17.9 5.4 7.3 4.8-10.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 11.2 8.1 6.1-10.6 7.6 13.7 9.5-19.0 3.6 4.4 2.6-7.1
Pancreas 16.8 13.5 10.8-16.8 7.2 14.4 9.9-20.1 9.6 12.9 9.5-17.3
Larynx 3.2 2.6 1.4-4.2 2.2 4.8 2.3-8.7 1.0 1.2 0.4-3.1
Lung and bronchus 46.0 37.6 32.8-42.9 22.2 45.5 37.1-55.1 23.8 32.3 26.7-38.8
Melanoma of the skin 5.4 3.9 2.5-5.7 3.4 6.0 3.4-9.8 2.0 2.6 1.2-4.9
Female breast             95.6 133.6 121.7-146.4
Cervix uteri             7.4 10.1 7.0-14.0
Corpus uterus and NOS             27.4 36.4 30.5-43.2
Ovary             9.6 13.2 9.6-17.6
Prostate       86.6 168.3 152.3-185.6      
Testis       3.8 5.5 3.2-8.8      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 13.2 11.1 8.5-14.2 10.6 22.6 16.6-29.8 2.6 3.9 2.1-6.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 15.6 12.2 9.6-15.3 9.0 17.4 12.6-23.5 6.6 8.4 5.8-12.0
Brain and other central nervous system 9.6 7.4 5.4-9.9 5.2 9.1 5.9-13.5 4.4 6.0 3.7-9.2
Thyroid 17.4 13.0 10.3-16.1 4.0 7.3 4.4-11.4 13.4 17.4 13.4-22.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.2 2.5 1.4-4.0 1.2 2.2 0.8-4.9 2.0 2.6 1.2-5.0
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 17.2 13.6 10.8-16.9 9.2 18.1 13.1-24.3 8.0 10.2 7.3-14.0
Myeloma 13.6 11.5 8.9-14.7 6.4 13.7 9.2-19.5 7.2 10.1 7.0-14.1
Leukemias 11.4 9.5 7.2-12.4 6.8 14.0 9.5-19.7 4.6 6.3 3.9-9.5

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.