Cancer Incidence for Lower Manhattan Neighborhood, Manhattan, 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 78.0 479.3 49.5 91.0 437.4 40.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 4.6 25.4 10.6 1.2 5.2 4.2
Esophagus 1.4 10.3 7.8 0.2 0.8 1.7
Stomach 1.0 6.7 6.0 1.0 4.1 3.6
Colorectal 5.6 37.9 14.5 11.0 51.4 13.8
Colon excluding rectum 4.2 28.4 12.6 8.0 37.1 11.7
Rectum & rectosigmoid 1.4 9.4 7.2 3.0 14.3 7.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 4.2 25.5 11.4 1.6 7.8 5.5
Pancreas 1.0 7.1 6.3 2.4 11.2 6.4
Larynx 0.6 3.5 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lung and bronchus 8.8 61.2 18.5 10.2 49.1 13.6
Melanoma of the skin 4.4 20.5 8.9 4.6 19.2 8.1
Female breast       26.6 133.0 22.8
Cervix uteri       0.8 4.0 4.0
Corpus uterus and NOS       6.2 31.5 11.2
Ovary       2.2 10.9 6.5
Prostate 20.8 135.4 26.6      
Testis 2.8 9.9 5.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 3.6 25.8 12.2 1.0 4.8 4.2
Kidney and renal pelvis 2.4 14.3 8.3 1.8 8.3 5.5
Brain and other nervous system 1.6 9.5 6.8 1.4 6.9 5.4
Thyroid 2.0 10.2 6.7 5.4 26.0 9.9
Hodgkin lymphoma 0.8 4.4 4.8 0.4 1.9 2.6
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 3.4 18.5 9.3 3.0 13.8 7.1
Multiple myeloma 0.8 4.8 4.8 1.0 4.7 4.1
Leukemias 1.0 5.2 4.7 1.2 5.9 4.7

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.