Cancer Incidence for Rockaway 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 | 301.4 | 617.7 | 31.3 | 292.2 | 426.1 | 22.4 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 10.4 | 21.3 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 2.9 |
| Esophagus | 4.0 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Stomach | 7.2 | 15.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
| Colorectal | 28.4 | 59.1 | 9.8 | 34.2 | 47.0 | 7.2 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 19.8 | 41.2 | 8.2 | 27.0 | 36.7 | 6.4 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 8.6 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 3.5 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 7.4 | 14.8 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Pancreas | 7.4 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 3.7 |
| Larynx | 5.8 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Lung and bronchus | 38.8 | 79.5 | 11.2 | 38.8 | 54.6 | 7.8 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 11.0 | 22.7 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 13.4 | 4.0 |
| Female breast | 77.2 | 118.9 | 12.1 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 8.6 | 13.6 | 4.2 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 20.8 | 31.2 | 6.1 | |||
| Ovary | 8.0 | 11.1 | 3.6 | |||
| Prostate | 97.0 | 196.9 | 17.6 | |||
| Testis | 1.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 16.8 | 34.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 3.1 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 9.4 | 19.4 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.6 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 4.2 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.4 |
| Thyroid | 2.4 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 4.2 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 9.6 | 19.6 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 15.9 | 4.2 |
| Multiple myeloma | 3.8 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 2.8 |
| Leukemias | 6.8 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 2.8 |
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.


