Cancer Mortality among Females for Queens County, 1976-2008

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

Site of Cancer 1976-1981 1982-1987 1988-1993 1994-1998 1999-2003 2004-2008
Ave. Deaths Adj Rate 95% CI (+/-) Ave. Deaths Adj Rate 95% CI (+/-) Ave. Deaths Adj Rate 95% CI (+/-) Ave. Deaths Adj Rate 95% CI (+/-) Ave. Deaths Adj Rate 95% CI (+/-) Ave. Deaths Adj Rate 95% CI (+/-)
All Invasive Malignant Tumors 2158.7 174.4 3.1 2168.0 170.1 3.0 2110.7 167.9 3.0 1948.8 153.2 3.1 1818.6 135.1 2.8 1714.2 119.9 2.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 27.5 2.2 0.3 22.2 1.7 0.3 21.7 1.7 0.3 15.8 1.3 0.3 12.4 0.9 0.2 14.4 1.0 0.2
Esophagus 30.0 2.3 0.3 26.8 2.1 0.3 21.5 1.7 0.3 20.2 1.6 0.3 19.4 1.4 0.3 23.2 1.6 0.3
Stomach 92.8 7.6 0.6 81.8 6.2 0.6 74.0 5.9 0.6 77.2 6.0 0.6 67.4 4.9 0.5 63.4 4.4 0.5
Colorectal 347.2 27.6 1.2 329.5 25.3 1.1 275.0 21.1 1.0 250.0 18.9 1.1 219.8 15.9 0.9 187.2 12.6 0.8
Colon excluding rectum 293.8 23.3 1.1 287.5 22.1 1.1 246.3 18.9 1.0 220.2 16.7 1.0 195.0 14.1 0.9 167.2 11.3 0.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 53.3 4.2 0.5 42.0 3.2 0.4 28.7 2.2 0.3 29.8 2.3 0.4 24.8 1.8 0.3 20.0 1.3 0.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 40.8 3.3 0.4 44.0 3.5 0.4 50.3 3.9 0.4 43.4 3.3 0.4 44.0 3.2 0.4 48.4 3.4 0.4
Pancreas 128.8 10.1 0.7 131.2 9.9 0.7 121.8 9.3 0.7 122.6 9.3 0.7 116.2 8.4 0.7 123.0 8.4 0.7
Larynx 8.0 0.6 0.2 7.5 0.6 0.2 7.8 0.6 0.2 7.8 0.6 0.2 5.2 0.4 0.2 4.6 0.3 0.1
Lung and bronchus 280.7 22.2 1.1 340.0 26.1 1.2 396.7 31.5 1.3 366.4 28.7 1.3 369.4 27.5 1.3 336.6 23.6 1.1
Melanoma of the skin 22.0 1.9 0.3 22.3 1.8 0.3 19.2 1.6 0.3 15.8 1.3 0.3 16.6 1.3 0.3 12.8 0.9 0.2
Female breast 446.3 37.1 1.5 430.5 35.3 1.4 420.2 34.8 1.4 374.4 30.4 1.4 322.2 24.4 1.2 302.0 21.5 1.1
Cervix uteri 47.0 4.0 0.5 39.0 3.4 0.4 36.3 3.2 0.4 38.8 3.3 0.5 36.0 2.9 0.4 29.8 2.2 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS 68.0 5.3 0.5 63.3 4.9 0.5 59.2 4.6 0.5 59.8 4.7 0.5 64.8 4.9 0.5 62.6 4.4 0.5
Ovary 132.0 10.5 0.8 121.3 9.6 0.7 115.0 9.3 0.7 106.2 8.5 0.7 100.0 7.5 0.7 101.0 7.2 0.6
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 37.5 3.1 0.4 34.3 2.6 0.4 34.5 2.6 0.4 31.8 2.4 0.4 26.6 1.9 0.3 30.6 2.0 0.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 27.0 2.1 0.3 27.7 2.1 0.3 28.5 2.3 0.3 25.4 2.0 0.3 21.4 1.6 0.3 24.8 1.7 0.3
Brain and other nervous system 39.7 3.3 0.4 40.5 3.2 0.4 31.7 2.6 0.4 33.2 2.7 0.4 35.0 2.7 0.4 30.4 2.2 0.4
Thyroid 8.3 0.6 0.2 8.8 0.7 0.2 9.5 0.7 0.2 8.6 0.6 0.2 7.2 0.5 0.2 7.8 0.6 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 10.3 0.9 0.2 8.0 0.7 0.2 6.5 0.5 0.2 6.2 0.5 0.2 4.0 0.3 0.1 3.4 0.3 0.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 62.3 5.1 0.5 71.0 5.6 0.5 76.0 5.9 0.6 70.0 5.5 0.6 66.8 4.9 0.5 57.2 4.0 0.5
Multiple myeloma 33.0 2.6 0.4 33.0 2.5 0.4 33.7 2.6 0.4 33.4 2.6 0.4 35.0 2.6 0.4 29.6 2.0 0.3
Leukemias 65.2 5.6 0.6 67.2 5.5 0.5 57.8 4.7 0.5 64.8 5.1 0.6 63.4 4.7 0.5 59.8 4.2 0.5

Notes

  • Rates are per 100,000 persons, age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population, with 95% confidence intervals.
  • Rates based on fewer than 4 deaths per year are unstable and should be used with caution.