Cancer Incidence for Central Harlem, New York (Manhattan) 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 601.6 484.9 467.6-502.7 284.2 550.3 521.3-580.4 317.4 445.6 423.8-468.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 13.2 10.4 8.1-13.3 9.0 17.2 12.5-23.2 4.2 5.7 3.5-8.9
Esophagus 4.0 3.3 2.0-5.1 1.8 4.2 1.9-7.9 2.2 3.0 1.5-5.4
Stomach 13.0 10.9 8.4-14.0 5.6 11.8 7.7-17.1 7.4 10.3 7.2-14.2
Colorectal 48.4 39.0 34.2-44.3 23.8 46.4 38.3-55.8 24.6 34.1 28.3-40.8
Colon excluding rectum 35.0 28.3 24.3-32.9 17.4 34.9 27.8-43.2 17.6 24.2 19.4-29.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 13.4 10.6 8.2-13.5 6.4 11.5 7.8-16.4 7.0 9.9 6.9-13.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 18.4 14.8 11.9-18.1 13.6 26.4 20.3-33.6 4.8 6.7 4.3-10.1
Pancreas 22.8 18.6 15.3-22.4 9.6 18.8 13.7-25.1 13.2 18.0 13.9-23.0
Larynx 4.4 3.5 2.2-5.3 3.4 6.4 3.7-10.4 1.0 1.4 0.5-3.4
Lung and bronchus 66.6 54.4 48.6-60.6 29.0 59.6 50.1-70.4 37.6 51.5 44.3-59.5
Melanoma of the skin 4.6 3.7 2.3-5.5 2.8 4.9 2.6-8.2 1.8 2.6 1.2-5.0
Female breast             98.0 139.7 127.6-152.8
Cervix uteri             7.4 10.3 7.2-14.3
Corpus uterus and NOS             26.4 36.7 30.7-43.6
Ovary             6.8 10.0 6.9-14.0
Prostate       94.8 181.0 164.7-198.5      
Testis       4.6 7.8 4.9-11.8      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 15.6 12.8 10.1-16.0 10.2 20.6 15.2-27.3 5.4 7.5 4.9-11.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 20.4 16.2 13.2-19.7 11.6 21.3 16.1-27.7 8.8 12.4 9.0-16.8
Brain and other central nervous system 5.2 4.2 2.7-6.1 2.4 4.7 2.4-8.2 2.8 3.9 2.1-6.6
Thyroid 14.8 11.6 9.1-14.6 3.8 6.4 3.8-10.1 11.0 15.9 12.0-20.8
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.8 3.0 1.8-4.8 2.2 4.0 2.0-7.3 1.6 2.3 1.0-4.6
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 20.6 16.9 13.8-20.6 11.8 22.6 17.1-29.3 8.8 12.6 9.1-16.9
Myeloma 14.6 12.0 9.4-15.1 6.8 13.1 9.0-18.5 7.8 10.9 7.8-15.0
Leukemias 13.6 11.3 8.8-14.4 6.6 13.5 9.2-19.1 7.0 9.9 6.9-13.9

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.