Cancer Incidence for Southeast Queens 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 512.0 563.0 22.2 475.2 375.0 15.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 11.0 11.4 3.1 6.2 4.9 1.7
Esophagus 4.8 5.5 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.9
Stomach 12.8 14.6 3.6 10.0 7.8 2.2
Colorectal 49.2 56.3 7.2 54.2 41.7 5.0
Colon excluding rectum 33.8 39.2 6.0 39.4 30.1 4.2
Rectum & rectosigmoid 15.4 17.1 3.9 14.8 11.5 2.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 9.2 9.7 2.8 3.2 2.4 1.2
Pancreas 12.8 14.8 3.7 15.2 11.6 2.6
Larynx 5.0 5.3 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.6
Lung and bronchus 48.8 55.3 7.1 50.8 38.8 4.8
Melanoma of the skin 6.4 7.6 2.7 7.8 6.2 2.0
Female breast       139.2 111.1 8.3
Cervix uteri       10.8 8.9 2.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       38.8 30.5 4.3
Ovary       12.0 9.3 2.4
Prostate 219.4 231.7 14.0      
Testis 1.2 1.3 1.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 26.8 32.0 5.5 10.0 7.8 2.2
Kidney and renal pelvis 18.4 19.9 4.1 11.6 9.4 2.4
Brain and other nervous system 4.6 5.1 2.1 5.0 4.0 1.6
Thyroid 2.2 2.3 1.4 16.0 13.5 3.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.8 4.3 1.9 2.4 2.3 1.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 17.4 19.4 4.1 20.0 15.8 3.1
Multiple myeloma 11.8 12.9 3.4 9.2 6.9 2.0
Leukemias 13.0 14.7 3.6 8.6 7.1 2.2

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.