Cancer Incidence for East New York & Starrett City, 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 681.0 435.4 420.6-450.6 320.6 492.1 467.5-517.7 360.4 400.1 381.6-419.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 13.8 8.7 6.7-11.0 10.0 14.9 11.0-19.7 3.8 4.2 2.5-6.5
Esophagus 6.0 3.8 2.5-5.5 4.0 6.1 3.6-9.5 2.0 2.2 1.0-4.1
Stomach 15.2 9.9 7.8-12.4 6.8 11.0 7.5-15.5 8.4 9.3 6.7-12.7
Colorectal 59.8 39.6 35.2-44.5 31.6 50.9 43.0-59.7 28.2 32.3 27.1-38.1
Colon excluding rectum 41.6 27.7 24.0-31.8 20.4 33.3 27.0-40.7 21.2 24.1 19.6-29.2
Rectum & rectosigmoid 18.2 12.0 9.6-14.7 11.2 17.5 13.1-22.9 7.0 8.2 5.7-11.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 17.2 11.0 8.8-13.7 11.8 18.2 13.7-23.6 5.4 6.1 4.0-8.9
Pancreas 24.4 15.9 13.2-19.1 10.2 16.1 11.8-21.3 14.2 15.7 12.2-19.9
Larynx 5.0 3.0 1.9-4.5 3.2 4.7 2.7-7.8 1.8 1.9 0.8-3.6
Lung and bronchus 66.2 42.3 37.8-47.2 34.6 52.8 45.0-61.7 31.6 35.1 29.8-41.2
Melanoma of the skin 4.6 3.1 2.0-4.7 2.2 3.8 1.8-6.8 2.4 2.7 1.4-4.7
Female breast             102.6 113.2 103.5-123.6
Cervix uteri             13.0 14.6 11.2-18.6
Corpus uterus and NOS             31.8 34.0 28.9-39.9
Ovary             10.2 11.7 8.7-15.5
Prostate       107.4 159.7 146.0-174.3      
Testis       2.0 2.7 1.3-5.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 21.4 14.1 11.5-17.1 15.2 25.9 20.2-32.7 6.2 6.5 4.4-9.2
Kidney and renal pelvis 17.6 10.7 8.5-13.2 10.0 14.2 10.5-18.9 7.6 8.1 5.7-11.2
Brain and other central nervous system 7.2 4.4 3.1-6.2 3.8 5.3 3.1-8.3 3.4 3.7 2.1-6.0
Thyroid 27.2 18.0 15.0-21.3 5.6 8.5 5.6-12.4 21.6 25.1 20.6-30.4
Hodgkin lymphoma 5.8 3.9 2.6-5.6 3.2 4.8 2.8-7.9 2.6 3.1 1.6-5.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 26.6 17.3 14.4-20.6 14.0 21.7 16.8-27.6 12.6 14.2 10.9-18.2
Myeloma 16.6 10.4 8.2-12.9 8.0 11.9 8.4-16.4 8.6 9.2 6.6-12.4
Leukemias 18.8 12.3 9.9-15.1 10.0 15.7 11.5-20.9 8.8 9.9 7.2-13.4

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.