Cancer Incidence for Jamaica Neighborhood, Queens, 2004-2008

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 635.2 539.8 19.1 627.2 367.2 12.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 13.6 11.0 2.6 7.6 4.5 1.4
Esophagus 7.6 6.6 2.1 5.2 2.9 1.1
Stomach 22.4 19.9 3.7 19.4 11.2 2.2
Colorectal 63.0 55.1 6.2 78.8 44.5 4.4
Colon excluding rectum 44.6 39.7 5.3 59.6 33.7 3.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 18.4 15.4 3.2 19.2 10.8 2.2
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 17.2 13.9 3.0 8.8 5.3 1.6
Pancreas 10.6 9.1 2.5 17.6 9.9 2.1
Larynx 8.4 7.2 2.2 2.6 1.5 0.8
Lung and bronchus 67.2 59.1 6.4 57.2 33.2 3.9
Melanoma of the skin 4.0 3.5 1.6 4.0 2.3 1.0
Female breast       177.8 105.7 7.0
Cervix uteri       18.8 11.5 2.3
Corpus uterus and NOS       57.0 33.3 3.9
Ovary       19.4 11.5 2.3
Prostate 255.8 215.0 12.0      
Testis 3.0 2.2 1.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 26.6 23.7 4.1 9.8 5.5 1.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 24.0 19.5 3.6 13.4 7.9 1.9
Brain and other nervous system 7.4 5.9 1.9 7.2 4.5 1.5
Thyroid 4.4 3.6 1.5 20.2 12.4 2.4
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.8 3.7 1.5 4.2 2.6 1.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 22.2 18.3 3.5 17.0 10.2 2.2
Multiple myeloma 13.4 11.5 2.8 12.4 7.1 1.8
Leukemias 15.6 13.5 3.0 13.0 7.6 1.9

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2010.
  • 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.