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.