Cancer Indicators - Albany County

Cancer
Albany County
2004-2008

Indicator 5 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
AGE-ADJUSTED INCIDENCE (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 169 10.2 10.0 No 10.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 830 49.2 48.8 No 49.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 1,294 78.7 63.9 Yes 72.3 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Female Breast 1,139 127.2 124.3 No 133.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 46 6.2 8.5 No 7.3 No 1st N/A N/A
    Ovary 103 11.2 13.3 No 14.1 No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 1,261 174.9 166.9 No 172.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 34 1.9 2.2 No 2.1 No 2nd 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 291 16.9 16.7 No 16.7 No 2nd 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 938 56.1 44.3 Yes 50.7 Yes 3rd 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 50 3.0 2.2 No 2.7 No 3rd 2.5 No
    Female Breast 221 22.3 22.9 No 22.8 No 3rd 22.3 Yes
    Cervix Uteri 15 1.6* 2.4 No 2.0 No 1st 2.0 Yes
    Ovary 83 8.7 8.3 No 9.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 139 21.9 22.7 No 22.3 No 2nd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 54 37.8% 33.4% No 34.8% No 2nd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 336 43.9% 43.5% No 45.0% No 2nd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus 195 17.0% 21.2% Yes 21.3% Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin 147 78.6% 82.9% No 82.8% No 3rd 90% No
    Female Breast 704 64.8% 63.1% No 64.8% No 3rd 75% No
    Cervical 23 54.8% 47.2% No 48.2% No 2nd 65% No
    Ovary 21 22.1% 17.6% No 17.3% No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 869 83.9% 85.7% No 85.8% No 3rd 95% No
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI # Rank Quartile HP Goal HP Goal Met?
Percent women 18+ years with pap smear in past 3 years 87.0 ± 4.3 82.7 ± 2.4 82.6 ± 1.6 1st 90.0 No
Percent women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 78.6 ± 5.9 79.7 ± 2.8 81.9 ± 1.3 3rd 70.0 Ye

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