Cancer Incidence for Borough Park Neighborhood, Brooklyn, 2004-2008
Source: New York State Cancer Registry
| Site of Cancer | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 Males | 95% CI (+/-) | Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 Females | 95% CI (+/-) | |
| All Invasive Malignant Tumors | 695.4 | 493.2 | 16.5 | 755.2 | 414.9 | 13.6 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 15.0 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| Esophagus | 7.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Stomach | 28.8 | 20.5 | 3.4 | 20.0 | 9.9 | 2.0 |
| Colorectal | 86.2 | 61.2 | 5.8 | 98.0 | 50.1 | 4.6 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 57.8 | 40.9 | 4.7 | 71.8 | 36.1 | 3.9 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 28.4 | 20.2 | 3.3 | 26.2 | 14.0 | 2.5 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 21.2 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Pancreas | 23.4 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 26.2 | 12.1 | 2.1 |
| Larynx | 9.2 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 83.2 | 59.7 | 5.8 | 70.6 | 36.9 | 4.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 19.2 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 13.0 | 7.4 | 1.8 |
| Female breast | 180.8 | 106.4 | 7.1 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 13.6 | 8.8 | 2.1 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 48.6 | 27.7 | 3.6 | |||
| Ovary | 26.8 | 15.5 | 2.7 | |||
| Prostate | 148.0 | 107.5 | 7.8 | |||
| Testis | 8.8 | 5.9 | 1.7 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 51.4 | 36.8 | 4.5 | 19.8 | 9.9 | 2.0 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 32.8 | 23.1 | 3.6 | 15.2 | 8.5 | 1.9 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 12.0 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 1.7 |
| Thyroid | 12.6 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 45.6 | 29.5 | 3.9 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 7.4 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 31.6 | 22.3 | 3.5 | 32.8 | 17.1 | 2.7 |
| Multiple myeloma | 9.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| Leukemias | 22.6 | 15.7 | 2.9 | 22.2 | 11.6 | 2.2 |
Notes
- Incidence data are provisional, November 2010.
- 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.


