Cancer Incidence for Greenpoint Neighborhood, Brooklyn, 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 | 193.0 | 399.0 | 26.1 | 214.2 | 336.3 | 20.3 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 4.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 2.8 |
| Esophagus | 2.6 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Stomach | 6.8 | 15.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 3.2 |
| Colorectal | 25.2 | 53.7 | 9.7 | 22.0 | 34.0 | 6.4 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 16.8 | 36.7 | 8.1 | 15.8 | 24.1 | 5.4 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 8.4 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 9.9 | 3.5 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 8.4 | 16.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.6 |
| Pancreas | 7.2 | 15.6 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 10.0 | 3.5 |
| Larynx | 3.6 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Lung and bronchus | 22.8 | 50.7 | 9.6 | 25.0 | 39.3 | 6.9 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 4.0 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 10.2 | 3.6 |
| Female breast | 51.2 | 82.4 | 10.2 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 5.4 | 8.6 | 3.3 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 12.6 | 20.1 | 5.0 | |||
| Ovary | 7.0 | 10.6 | 3.6 | |||
| Prostate | 40.2 | 86.2 | 12.3 | |||
| Testis | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 12.6 | 29.6 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 3.5 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 9.2 | 17.9 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 2.8 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 4.6 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Thyroid | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 20.9 | 5.0 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 9.4 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 17.0 | 4.6 |
| Multiple myeloma | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| Leukemias | 6.6 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 |
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.


