Cancer Incidence for Bronx Park and Fordham Neighborhood, Bronx, 2005-2009

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 454.6 575.1 24.6 438.6 381.9 16.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 16.2 20.3 4.6 6.0 4.9 1.8
Esophagus 6.6 8.9 3.1 2.4 2.1 1.2
Stomach 12.0 15.5 4.1 11.0 9.0 2.4
Colorectal 46.0 58.9 7.9 44.0 37.9 5.1
Colon excluding rectum 31.4 40.8 6.6 30.8 26.5 4.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 14.6 18.0 4.3 13.2 11.4 2.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 24.2 27.7 5.1 8.8 7.8 2.3
Pancreas 8.8 11.4 3.5 13.6 12.0 2.9
Larynx 7.6 9.8 3.2 1.8 1.6 1.1
Lung and bronchus 48.2 66.1 8.6 48.6 44.6 5.7
Melanoma of the skin 3.8 5.5 2.5 3.4 2.9 1.4
Female breast       119.6 105.3 8.5
Cervix uteri       13.4 11.1 2.7
Corpus uterus and NOS       32.2 28.6 4.5
Ovary       10.2 8.8 2.5
Prostate 140.6 182.3 13.9      
Testis 6.2 5.0 1.8      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 17.0 24.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 2.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 16.8 21.5 4.8 10.8 9.2 2.5
Brain and other nervous system 7.0 7.8 2.8 4.8 3.9 1.6
Thyroid 5.6 6.2 2.4 17.4 14.5 3.1
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.2 3.1 1.6 1.8 1.3 0.8
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 22.4 24.6 4.8 21.2 18.3 3.5
Multiple myeloma 8.2 11.8 3.7 10.4 9.1 2.5
Leukemias 9.8 10.4 3.1 10.4 8.4 2.3

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2011.
  • 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.