Cancer Indicators - Albany County

Cancer
Albany County
2001-2005

Indicator 5 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
AGE-ADJUSTED INCIDENCE (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 157 9.7 9.8 No 10.0 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 952 56.7 54.1 No 55.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 1,221 75.2 64.8 Yes 72.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Female Breast 1,138 128.8 124.8 No 134.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 51 6.3 8.9 Yes 7.6 No 1st N/A N/A
    Ovary 104 11.3 14.4 Yes 15.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 1,183 170.0 166.3 No 173.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 41 2.4 2.4 No 2.3 No 2nd 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 321 18.6 19.1 No 19.4 No 2nd 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 926 56.5 47.1 Yes 53.1 No 2nd 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 46 2.8 2.2 No 2.7 No 3rd 2.5 No
    Female Breast 241 24.7 25.5 No 25.5 No 3rd 22.3 No
    Cervix Uteri 20 2.3* 2.6 No 2.2 No 2nd 2.0 No
    Ovary 93 10.2 8.8 No 9.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 151 23.8 25.7 No 25.4 No 2nd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx N/A 41% 36% No 38% No 2nd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum N/A 39% 41% No 43% Yes 3rd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus N/A 16% 21% Yes 21% Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin N/A 78% 83% No 83% No 4th 90% No
    Female Breast N/A 64% 63% No 65% No 4th 75% No
    Cervical N/A 55% 51% No 54% No 2nd 65% No
    Ovary N/A 12% 19% No 19% No 4th N/A N/A
    Prostate N/A 85% 87% No 88% Yes 3rd 95% No
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #   HP Goal HP Goal Met?
% women 18+ years with pap smear in past 3 years 92.2 ± 3.9 84.8 ± 1.9 N/A N/A 1st 90 Yes
% women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 84.9 ± 4.7 77.6 ± 1.6 78.2 ± 1.5 1st 70 Yes

s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
#: 95% confidence interval for BRFSS/Expanded BRFSS indicators