Cancer Incidence for East New York 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 321.2 573.2 29.8 290.8 349.4 18.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 11.0 17.5 4.8 5.0 5.7 2.3
Esophagus 3.4 5.3 2.6 2.4 3.0 1.7
Stomach 10.2 18.1 5.3 6.4 8.2 2.9
Colorectal 33.4 62.2 10.1 30.4 38.2 6.2
Colon excluding rectum 22.2 44.3 8.9 24.2 30.6 5.6
Rectum & rectosigmoid 11.2 17.9 4.9 6.2 7.6 2.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 9.2 14.5 4.4 4.8 5.8 2.4
Pancreas 9.0 17.6 5.6 11.2 14.8 4.0
Larynx 5.0 8.2 3.3 2.0 2.3 1.5
Lung and bronchus 31.0 58.2 9.7 29.0 35.9 6.0
Melanoma of the skin 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.8 2.3 1.6
Female breast       80.0 94.9 9.5
Cervix uteri       14.6 17.3 4.0
Corpus uterus and NOS       20.8 24.2 4.7
Ovary       8.6 9.9 3.0
Prostate 122.6 225.7 18.8      
Testis 1.4 1.7 1.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 12.0 25.9 7.0 5.6 7.7 2.9
Kidney and renal pelvis 8.8 14.6 4.6 5.4 6.3 2.4
Brain and other nervous system 4.2 6.2 2.8 2.4 2.6 1.5
Thyroid 1.8 2.8 1.9 11.4 12.6 3.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.8 3.5 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 13.2 22.3 5.7 12.4 14.9 3.8
Multiple myeloma 7.6 13.0 4.4 4.4 5.4 2.3
Leukemias 6.4 10.2 3.9 4.8 5.7 2.4

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.