Cancer Incidence for Jamaica Neighborhood, Queens, 2006-2010

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 645.2 524.4 18.5 636.6 364.8 12.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 13.0 9.7 2.4 8.0 4.6 1.4
Esophagus 7.2 6.2 2.1 3.4 1.8 0.9
Stomach 22.8 19.4 3.6 15.2 8.6 2.0
Colorectal 61.8 51.1 5.8 75.8 41.4 4.2
Colon excluding rectum 43.6 36.9 5.0 57.2 31.2 3.7
Rectum & rectosigmoid 18.2 14.1 3.0 18.6 10.2 2.1
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 17.2 13.3 2.9 7.2 4.3 1.4
Pancreas 15.2 12.8 2.9 16.2 9.1 2.0
Larynx 7.2 5.9 1.9 2.6 1.5 0.8
Lung and bronchus 64.6 54.9 6.1 60.8 34.4 3.9
Melanoma of the skin 3.8 3.1 1.4 3.8 2.2 1.0
Female breast       185.2 107.3 7.0
Cervix uteri       20.2 12.2 2.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       51.0 28.9 3.6
Ovary       21.6 12.6 2.4
Prostate 261.6 209.1 11.6      
Testis 3.2 2.3 1.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 28.2 24.5 4.1 10.6 5.8 1.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 23.4 18.1 3.3 14.8 8.5 2.0
Brain and other nervous system 6.6 5.1 1.8 7.6 4.8 1.5
Thyroid 4.6 3.6 1.5 24.0 14.8 2.7
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.6 2.7 1.3 5.4 3.3 1.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 27.0 21.7 3.7 17.8 10.5 2.2
Myeloma 15.6 12.8 2.9 13.2 7.4 1.8
Leukemias 15.6 13.1 3.0 14.0 8.0 1.9

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2012.
  • 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.