Cancer Indicators - Bronx County

Cancer
Bronx County
2001-2005

Indicator 5 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
AGE-ADJUSTED INCIDENCE (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 634 10.7 9.8 No 9.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 3,076 53.8 54.1 No 51.9 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 3,026 53.3 64.8 Yes 52.7 No 1st N/A N/A
    Female Breast 3,655 106.7 124.8 Yes 110.3 No 1st N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 463 13.5 8.9 Yes 10.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Ovary 435 12.5 14.4 Yes 13.3 No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 4,175 185.4 166.3 Yes 154.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 185 3.1 2.4 Yes 2.4 Yes 4th 2.7 No
    Colon and Rectum 1,193 20.9 19.1 Yes 18.7 Yes 3rd 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 2,305 40.8 47.1 Yes 37.6 Yes 1st 44.9 Yes
    Melanoma of the Skin 65 1.1 2.2 Yes 1.4 No 1st 2.5 Yes
    Female Breast 914 26.2 25.5 No 25.5 No 3rd 22.3 No
    Cervix Uteri 154 4.5 2.6 Yes 3.2 Yes 4th 2.0 No
    Ovary 253 7.3 8.8 Yes 7.7 No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 687 35.2 25.7 Yes 26.5 Yes 4th 28.8 No
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx N/A 27% 36% Yes 33% Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum N/A 37% 41% Yes 36% No 4th 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus N/A 17% 21% Yes 21% Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin N/A 76% 83% Yes 82% No 4th 90% No
    Female Breast N/A 58% 63% Yes 60% No 4th 75% No
    Cervical N/A 49% 51% No 48% No 3rd 65% No
    Ovary N/A 22% 19% No 20% No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate N/A 86% 87% Yes 87% No 3rd 95% No
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #   HP Goal HP Goal Met?
% women 18+ years with pap smear in past 3 years N/A N/A 84.8 ± 1.9 N/A N/A N/A 90 Yes
% women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 82 ± 5.4 77.6 ± 1.6 76.6 ± 3.3 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