Cancer Incidence for Southwest Queens Neighborhood, Queens, 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 509.8 450.4 18.0 527.6 356.6 13.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 13.6 11.0 2.7 6.6 4.3 1.5
Esophagus 4.6 4.1 1.7 1.6 1.0 0.7
Stomach 14.2 12.6 3.0 13.6 8.9 2.1
Colorectal 54.8 49.1 6.0 48.2 32.3 4.1
Colon excluding rectum 37.6 33.8 5.0 32.2 21.7 3.4
Rectum & rectosigmoid 17.2 15.3 3.3 16.0 10.6 2.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 13.8 10.9 2.6 6.8 4.7 1.6
Pancreas 12.8 11.6 2.9 14.4 9.7 2.3
Larynx 8.4 6.9 2.2 2.4 1.6 0.9
Lung and bronchus 62.6 58.6 6.7 50.2 34.0 4.3
Melanoma of the skin 7.8 7.1 2.3 10.8 7.2 2.0
Female breast       141.2 94.8 7.0
Cervix uteri       16.2 11.0 2.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       43.2 28.8 3.9
Ovary       18.6 12.7 2.6
Prostate 150.0 129.2 9.5      
Testis 3.6 2.6 1.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 28.8 27.8 4.7 10.6 7.4 2.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 24.0 20.6 3.8 12.6 8.7 2.2
Brain and other nervous system 8.2 7.0 2.2 6.0 4.2 1.5
Thyroid 7.4 5.9 2.0 28.8 19.7 3.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.0 3.0 1.3 3.2 2.4 1.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 26.4 22.8 4.0 24.0 16.5 3.0
Multiple myeloma 7.6 6.6 2.2 6.6 4.4 1.5
Leukemias 15.4 13.9 3.2 12.4 8.5 2.1

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.