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.