Cancer Incidence for Southeast Queens Neighborhood, Queens, 2006-2010

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 530.0 554.9 21.5 483.8 370.0 14.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 10.0 10.0 2.8 6.2 4.8 1.7
Esophagus 4.6 4.9 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.8
Stomach 11.8 13.2 3.4 10.4 7.8 2.1
Colorectal 47.0 49.9 6.5 52.0 39.2 4.8
Colon excluding rectum 32.6 34.6 5.4 39.0 28.9 4.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 14.4 15.3 3.6 13.0 10.3 2.5
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 7.2 7.2 2.4 3.8 2.7 1.2
Pancreas 15.2 17.2 3.9 16.4 12.2 2.7
Larynx 5.4 5.8 2.2 0.6 0.4 0.5
Lung and bronchus 48.2 52.1 6.7 47.8 35.2 4.5
Melanoma of the skin 7.0 7.8 2.6 8.8 6.6 2.0
Female breast       146.0 113.0 8.3
Cervix uteri       12.0 9.6 2.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       38.6 28.6 4.1
Ovary       13.0 9.9 2.4
Prostate 229.2 229.1 13.5      
Testis 1.4 1.4 1.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 24.0 28.1 5.1 9.0 6.9 2.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 22.6 23.6 4.4 9.8 7.6 2.2
Brain and other nervous system 6.6 7.0 2.4 6.2 5.0 1.8
Thyroid 3.2 3.0 1.5 16.2 13.5 3.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.6 3.9 1.8 2.6 2.4 1.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 15.8 16.9 3.8 19.4 14.8 3.0
Myeloma 12.6 13.5 3.4 11.0 8.1 2.2
Leukemias 13.8 14.8 3.6 11.4 9.4 2.5

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2012.
  • 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.