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.


