Cancer Incidence for West Central 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 | 646.2 | 500.2 | 17.4 | 694.6 | 397.1 | 13.6 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 15.2 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| Esophagus | 8.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Stomach | 19.0 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 1.7 |
| Colorectal | 72.8 | 56.1 | 5.8 | 74.6 | 39.2 | 4.1 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 45.6 | 35.6 | 4.7 | 57.4 | 29.8 | 3.5 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 27.2 | 20.5 | 3.5 | 17.2 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 18.0 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| Pancreas | 16.6 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 2.0 |
| Larynx | 10.2 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 83.2 | 64.9 | 6.3 | 73.6 | 40.5 | 4.2 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 22.8 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 20.4 | 11.9 | 2.4 |
| Female breast | 184.0 | 110.5 | 7.3 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 13.8 | 9.1 | 2.2 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 51.8 | 29.9 | 3.7 | |||
| Ovary | 25.4 | 15.4 | 2.8 | |||
| Prostate | 153.0 | 118.4 | 8.4 | |||
| Testis | 6.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 49.8 | 39.3 | 4.9 | 17.0 | 8.9 | 1.9 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 29.8 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 16.8 | 9.5 | 2.1 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 10.8 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
| Thyroid | 11.8 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 29.6 | 19.8 | 3.3 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 26.2 | 20.2 | 3.5 | 30.4 | 16.6 | 2.7 |
| Multiple myeloma | 7.8 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 1.4 |
| Leukemias | 18.6 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 17.2 | 10.0 | 2.2 |
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.


