Cancer Incidence for Northeast Bronx Neighborhood, Bronx, 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 476.6 569.5 23.0 509.4 403.5 15.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 9.6 11.1 3.2 5.4 4.3 1.7
Esophagus 7.0 8.2 2.7 2.2 1.6 0.9
Stomach 14.2 17.4 4.1 14.0 9.9 2.4
Colorectal 46.6 57.2 7.4 63.8 48.2 5.4
Colon excluding rectum 35.8 44.0 6.5 49.6 37.4 4.7
Rectum & rectosigmoid 10.8 13.1 3.5 14.2 10.7 2.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 17.6 20.9 4.4 6.0 4.7 1.7
Pancreas 12.2 14.8 3.7 17.2 12.7 2.7
Larynx 5.8 6.8 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.6
Lung and bronchus 55.4 67.0 7.9 46.4 35.2 4.6
Melanoma of the skin 4.2 5.3 2.3 5.2 4.0 1.6
Female breast       142.4 115.5 8.6
Cervix uteri       16.8 14.7 3.2
Corpus uterus and NOS       38.6 31.1 4.4
Ovary       17.4 14.2 3.0
Prostate 184.2 215.8 14.0      
Testis 2.4 2.9 1.7      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 17.2 21.4 4.5 7.6 5.4 1.8
Kidney and renal pelvis 16.4 19.6 4.3 11.4 9.1 2.4
Brain and other nervous system 4.8 5.8 2.3 6.4 5.4 1.9
Thyroid 3.8 4.5 2.1 15.4 13.5 3.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.0 2.3 1.4 3.0 2.6 1.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 17.6 21.2 4.4 22.0 18.1 3.5
Multiple myeloma 8.8 10.4 3.1 13.6 10.2 2.5
Leukemias 11.4 13.9 3.6 10.4 8.2 2.3

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.