Cancer Incidence for Ridgewood - Forest Hills 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 634.0 499.9 17.5 679.4 392.1 13.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 15.2 11.6 2.6 8.8 5.2 1.6
Esophagus 7.6 6.0 1.9 3.8 1.9 0.9
Stomach 19.6 15.3 3.0 11.6 6.5 1.7
Colorectal 74.2 58.3 6.0 73.4 38.5 4.0
Colon excluding rectum 48.0 37.9 4.8 54.8 28.4 3.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 26.2 20.4 3.5 18.6 10.1 2.1
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 16.8 12.7 2.7 8.0 4.5 1.4
Pancreas 16.6 12.9 2.8 23.0 11.4 2.1
Larynx 10.4 8.1 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.7
Lung and bronchus 81.8 64.8 6.3 70.8 39.4 4.2
Melanoma of the skin 22.4 17.6 3.3 20.2 11.9 2.4
Female breast       185.6 112.9 7.4
Cervix uteri       13.4 9.1 2.2
Corpus uterus and NOS       49.6 28.9 3.7
Ovary       24.0 14.5 2.7
Prostate 148.0 116.8 8.5      
Testis 6.6 5.1 1.8      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 46.6 37.5 4.8 18.2 9.5 2.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 30.6 23.8 3.8 16.8 9.7 2.1
Brain and other nervous system 10.6 8.7 2.4 7.6 4.9 1.6
Thyroid 10.2 7.9 2.2 25.4 17.2 3.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 5.0 4.1 1.6 3.0 2.4 1.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 25.6 20.0 3.5 28.6 15.8 2.7
Multiple myeloma 6.8 5.5 1.8 8.8 4.9 1.5
Leukemias 20.8 16.8 3.2 17.8 10.7 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.