Cancer Incidence for South Shore Neighborhood, Staten Island, 2005-2009

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 557.8 608.0 23.5 557.8 493.4 18.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 12.8 13.5 3.4 4.6 4.1 1.7
Esophagus 6.8 6.9 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.2
Stomach 10.6 12.3 3.5 6.8 5.9 2.0
Colorectal 53.0 62.9 7.9 48.6 43.8 5.5
Colon excluding rectum 37.4 45.0 6.8 34.2 31.0 4.7
Rectum & rectosigmoid 15.6 18.0 4.1 14.4 12.7 3.0
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 12.6 13.0 3.4 3.2 3.0 1.5
Pancreas 17.2 18.1 4.0 15.6 13.9 3.1
Larynx 6.6 6.3 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.0
Lung and bronchus 76.2 87.4 9.1 70.8 61.2 6.4
Melanoma of the skin 22.2 23.2 4.5 15.6 14.3 3.2
Female breast       161.0 140.9 9.8
Cervix uteri       8.2 7.4 2.3
Corpus uterus and NOS       35.6 29.7 4.4
Ovary       13.4 11.2 2.7
Prostate 140.4 146.7 11.3      
Testis 6.6 6.9 2.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 45.2 51.5 7.0 16.4 14.9 3.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 25.8 25.7 4.6 16.0 13.9 3.1
Brain and other nervous system 8.6 8.9 2.7 7.8 7.3 2.3
Thyroid 13.8 13.5 3.2 41.8 38.9 5.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.6 4.8 2.0 2.4 2.5 1.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 26.6 28.6 5.1 25.6 23.1 4.0
Multiple myeloma 7.8 9.3 3.0 4.6 3.9 1.6
Leukemias 16.8 19.7 4.5 15.8 14.5 3.2

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2011.
  • 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.