Cancer Incidence for West 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 858.6 467.0 14.5 838.6 347.6 10.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 20.8 10.3 2.0 11.2 4.7 1.2
Esophagus 9.8 5.6 1.6 5.0 2.2 0.9
Stomach 32.8 17.8 2.8 20.8 8.3 1.6
Colorectal 85.8 48.0 4.7 88.6 36.2 3.4
Colon excluding rectum 58.6 33.4 4.0 62.6 25.5 2.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 27.2 14.6 2.5 26.0 10.7 1.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 35.0 17.2 2.6 12.6 5.2 1.3
Pancreas 21.8 12.7 2.5 22.2 9.0 1.7
Larynx 8.4 4.6 1.4 2.8 1.2 0.6
Lung and bronchus 103.2 60.5 5.4 83.6 34.9 3.4
Melanoma of the skin 11.6 6.2 1.7 16.4 6.8 1.5
Female breast       234.6 97.3 5.6
Cervix uteri       24.8 10.1 1.8
Corpus uterus and NOS       51.6 21.2 2.6
Ovary       28.4 11.7 1.9
Prostate 258.4 141.5 7.9      
Testis 11.8 4.5 1.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 43.0 26.0 3.6 18.2 7.5 1.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 31.0 16.1 2.6 16.4 6.8 1.5
Brain and other nervous system 14.8 6.9 1.6 10.2 4.3 1.2
Thyroid 13.4 6.0 1.5 53.0 22.3 2.7
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.6 3.3 1.1 5.2 2.4 0.9
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 40.2 20.5 2.9 30.2 12.6 2.0
Multiple myeloma 12.4 7.3 1.9 11.2 4.5 1.2
Leukemias 26.8 14.1 2.5 19.8 8.6 1.7

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.