Cancer Incidence for Inwood and Washington Heights Neighborhood, Manhattan, 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 | 519.4 | 505.4 | 20.0 | 497.8 | 334.4 | 13.2 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 15.0 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| Esophagus | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Stomach | 13.2 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
| Colorectal | 46.6 | 46.7 | 6.2 | 53.2 | 35.3 | 4.3 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 29.2 | 30.4 | 5.1 | 37.2 | 24.5 | 3.5 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 17.4 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 10.8 | 2.4 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 19.8 | 19.0 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 1.9 |
| Pancreas | 13.4 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 10.8 | 2.4 |
| Larynx | 7.6 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Lung and bronchus | 52.0 | 53.2 | 6.6 | 41.2 | 27.7 | 3.8 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 7.0 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| Female breast | 142.6 | 96.6 | 7.1 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 11.8 | 7.9 | 2.0 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 26.8 | 18.0 | 3.1 | |||
| Ovary | 15.8 | 10.8 | 2.4 | |||
| Prostate | 178.0 | 174.7 | 11.7 | |||
| Testis | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 18.6 | 20.1 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 1.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 15.6 | 14.5 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 2.0 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 8.0 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Thyroid | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 27.4 | 18.2 | 3.1 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 27.8 | 24.5 | 4.2 | 20.4 | 13.8 | 2.7 |
| Multiple myeloma | 11.0 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 |
| Leukemias | 14.2 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 2.2 |
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.


