Cancer Incidence for Sunset Park Neighborhood, Brooklyn, 2006-2010
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 | 231.0 | 492.9 | 29.8 | 241.2 | 414.7 | 23.6 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 8.4 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 3.0 |
| Esophagus | 2.6 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Stomach | 11.0 | 21.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 3.8 |
| Colorectal | 27.2 | 57.9 | 10.2 | 25.4 | 45.2 | 7.9 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 17.0 | 38.5 | 8.6 | 17.8 | 31.9 | 6.7 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 10.2 | 19.4 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 13.2 | 4.2 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 13.2 | 26.5 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 3.0 |
| Pancreas | 6.8 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| Larynx | 3.2 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 27.6 | 65.3 | 11.3 | 21.2 | 38.2 | 7.3 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 2.4 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 2.9 |
| Female breast | 55.8 | 95.3 | 11.2 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 7.0 | 11.6 | 3.9 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 17.4 | 29.1 | 6.2 | |||
| Ovary | 10.6 | 17.7 | 4.8 | |||
| Prostate | 45.8 | 103.6 | 13.9 | |||
| Testis | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 10.6 | 24.7 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 3.5 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 9.6 | 18.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 3.5 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 3.8 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| Thyroid | 6.2 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 24.6 | 40.5 | 7.2 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 11.6 | 24.7 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 4.4 |
| Myeloma | 5.2 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
| Leukemias | 6.6 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 3.4 |
Notes
- Incidence data are provisional, November 2012.
- 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.


