Cancer Incidence for Southwest 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 502.0 456.0 18.3 517.8 355.5 13.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 14.4 11.9 2.8 5.8 3.9 1.4
Esophagus 4.4 3.9 1.7 2.4 1.6 0.9
Stomach 15.6 14.1 3.2 13.0 8.8 2.2
Colorectal 55.8 51.6 6.2 49.6 33.8 4.2
Colon excluding rectum 36.6 34.2 5.1 34.0 23.1 3.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 19.2 17.4 3.6 15.6 10.6 2.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 14.2 11.8 2.8 6.2 4.3 1.5
Pancreas 12.6 11.6 2.9 15.2 10.4 2.4
Larynx 7.6 6.2 2.0 2.4 1.7 0.9
Lung and bronchus 65.0 62.4 7.0 48.0 33.1 4.2
Melanoma of the skin 6.2 5.9 2.1 8.6 5.8 1.8
Female breast       142.2 97.2 7.2
Cervix uteri       15.8 10.8 2.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       45.2 30.7 4.0
Ovary       19.6 13.6 2.7
Prostate 139.6 124.5 9.5      
Testis 3.6 2.6 1.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 31.2 30.5 4.9 10.2 7.3 2.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 25.6 22.8 4.1 13.0 9.1 2.2
Brain and other nervous system 7.8 6.7 2.2 6.6 4.7 1.6
Thyroid 5.2 4.3 1.7 24.2 16.8 3.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.0 3.0 1.3 3.4 2.5 1.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 23.6 21.0 3.9 20.2 14.1 2.8
Multiple myeloma 8.2 7.7 2.4 5.8 3.9 1.4
Leukemias 14.8 13.2 3.1 11.4 7.8 2.0

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.