Cancer Incidence for High Bridge and Morrisania 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 | 389.2 | 680.4 | 32.5 | 381.0 | 427.0 | 19.4 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 15.8 | 25.5 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 2.7 |
| Esophagus | 7.2 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| Stomach | 10.4 | 21.3 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 3.2 |
| Colorectal | 33.8 | 61.8 | 10.1 | 38.6 | 44.6 | 6.4 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 24.6 | 47.1 | 9.0 | 27.8 | 32.3 | 5.4 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 9.2 | 14.7 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 20.6 | 33.6 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 3.4 |
| Pancreas | 8.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 3.6 |
| Larynx | 6.4 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
| Lung and bronchus | 48.4 | 89.6 | 12.1 | 38.8 | 44.9 | 6.4 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Female breast | 103.8 | 114.3 | 9.9 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 13.8 | 14.6 | 3.5 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 26.0 | 28.8 | 5.0 | |||
| Ovary | 10.2 | 11.7 | 3.3 | |||
| Prostate | 131.8 | 240.4 | 19.6 | |||
| Testis | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 9.2 | 18.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 11.6 | 17.6 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 3.1 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 5.4 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| Thyroid | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 2.9 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 17.4 | 25.5 | 5.7 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 3.5 |
| Multiple myeloma | 8.6 | 16.0 | 5.2 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 3.3 |
| Leukemias | 8.8 | 15.8 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 2.8 |
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.


