Cancer Incidence for Southwest Brooklyn Neighborhood, Brooklyn, 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 | 513.8 | 473.1 | 18.4 | 585.8 | 412.2 | 15.6 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 17.6 | 16.3 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
| Esophagus | 6.0 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Stomach | 13.0 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 2.2 |
| Colorectal | 58.8 | 53.6 | 6.1 | 67.6 | 41.9 | 4.7 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 38.2 | 34.7 | 4.9 | 53.2 | 32.4 | 4.1 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 20.6 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 14.4 | 9.5 | 2.3 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 16.2 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| Pancreas | 12.0 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 16.4 | 10.4 | 2.3 |
| Larynx | 8.2 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Lung and bronchus | 78.8 | 71.9 | 7.1 | 68.4 | 44.4 | 4.9 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 18.0 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 3.1 |
| Female breast | 140.6 | 106.0 | 8.1 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 9.6 | 7.8 | 2.3 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 39.2 | 28.5 | 4.1 | |||
| Ovary | 17.4 | 12.9 | 2.8 | |||
| Prostate | 103.8 | 93.9 | 8.1 | |||
| Testis | 5.2 | 5.4 | 2.1 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 39.0 | 35.4 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 8.9 | 2.1 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 21.0 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 2.4 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 7.0 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Thyroid | 10.8 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 35.0 | 30.7 | 4.7 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 24.0 | 22.2 | 4.0 | 24.4 | 16.0 | 3.0 |
| Multiple myeloma | 7.2 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| Leukemias | 19.8 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 15.8 | 10.6 | 2.5 |
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.
