Cancer Incidence for Upper West Side Neighborhood, Manhattan, 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 598.0 540.5 19.7 672.8 452.0 15.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 15.4 13.1 3.0 8.2 5.4 1.7
Esophagus 8.4 7.6 2.3 3.0 1.8 0.9
Stomach 12.0 11.5 2.9 9.0 5.6 1.7
Colorectal 49.6 44.7 5.6 54.2 34.0 4.2
Colon excluding rectum 36.6 33.5 4.9 39.8 24.8 3.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 13.0 11.2 2.8 14.4 9.3 2.2
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 11.8 10.6 2.7 4.6 3.1 1.3
Pancreas 16.6 15.6 3.4 19.6 12.0 2.4
Larynx 3.6 3.2 1.5 2.4 1.5 0.9
Lung and bronchus 61.2 57.4 6.5 67.8 44.2 4.8
Melanoma of the skin 33.2 29.3 4.6 30.4 21.4 3.5
Female breast       211.8 144.1 8.8
Cervix uteri       8.2 5.5 1.7
Corpus uterus and NOS       50.8 33.9 4.2
Ovary       19.2 13.7 2.8
Prostate 186.4 164.0 10.7      
Testis 7.0 6.8 2.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 34.4 33.2 5.0 12.6 8.4 2.1
Kidney and renal pelvis 17.8 15.9 3.3 12.8 8.5 2.1
Brain and other nervous system 7.8 7.3 2.4 9.6 6.6 1.9
Thyroid 13.8 11.2 2.7 38.6 27.3 3.9
Hodgkin lymphoma 5.2 4.6 1.9 3.6 2.7 1.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 36.4 33.2 4.9 31.8 21.5 3.5
Multiple myeloma 9.0 8.3 2.4 7.2 4.7 1.6
Leukemias 18.6 17.8 3.7 14.0 9.8 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.