Cancer Incidence for Sunset Park Neighborhood, Brooklyn, 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 | 218.8 | 498.3 | 30.9 | 221.4 | 397.9 | 23.6 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 9.6 | 19.8 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 |
| Esophagus | 2.4 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Stomach | 10.8 | 23.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 3.7 |
| Colorectal | 24.4 | 58.6 | 10.9 | 26.6 | 49.5 | 8.5 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 16.4 | 40.9 | 9.3 | 20.4 | 38.1 | 7.4 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 8.0 | 17.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 4.0 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 11.0 | 23.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| Pancreas | 4.2 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 3.3 |
| Larynx | 2.6 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Lung and bronchus | 29.4 | 71.5 | 12.0 | 19.2 | 36.0 | 7.2 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 2.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 2.8 |
| Female breast | 55.4 | 99.2 | 11.7 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 5.2 | 9.0 | 3.5 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 15.0 | 26.7 | 6.1 | |||
| Ovary | 8.6 | 15.2 | 4.6 | |||
| Prostate | 46.8 | 112.1 | 14.8 | |||
| Testis | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 11.4 | 27.4 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 3.1 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 8.4 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 9.2 | 3.6 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 2.8 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Thyroid | 5.0 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 19.2 | 32.7 | 6.6 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 12.0 | 26.5 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 14.1 | 4.4 |
| Multiple myeloma | 3.2 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
| Leukemias | 5.4 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 3.3 |
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.


