Cancer Indicators - Cortland County

Cancer
Cortland 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 22 9.0 9.8 No 10.0 No 1st N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 152 61.0 54.1 No 55.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 187 76.3 64.8 Yes 72.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Female Breast 176 136.8 124.8 No 134.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 13 11.6* 8.9 No 7.6 No 4th N/A N/A
    Ovary 17 12.9* 14.4 No 15.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 217 197.0 166.3 Yes 173.4 No 4th N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 7 2.9* 2.4 No 2.3 No 3rd 2.7 No
    Colon and Rectum 65 26.0 19.1 Yes 19.4 Yes 4th 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 125 50.7 47.1 No 53.1 No 1st 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin s 0.9* 2.2 No 2.7 No 1st 2.5 Yes
    Female Breast 30 21.5 25.5 No 25.5 No 2nd 22.3 Yes
    Cervix Uteri 3 2.5* 2.6 No 2.2 No 3rd 2.0 No
    Ovary 11 8.6* 8.8 No 9.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 24 24.3 25.7 No 25.4 No 2nd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx N/A 22%* 36% No 38% No 4th N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum N/A 33% 41% No 43% Yes 4th 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus N/A 23% 21% No 21% No 2nd N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin N/A 82%* 83% No 83% No 3rd 90% No
    Female Breast N/A 72% 63% Yes 65% No 1st 75% No
    Cervical N/A s 51% N/A 54% N/A   65% N/A
    Ovary N/A s 19% N/A 19% N/A   N/A N/A
    Prostate N/A 88% 87% No 88% No 2nd 95% No
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Cortland & Tompkins County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #   HP Goal HP Goal Met?
% women 18+ years with pap smear in past 3 years 81.9 ± 5.7 84.8 ± 1.9 N/A N/A 4th 90 No
% women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 79.3 ± 5.3 77.6 ± 1.6 78.2 ± 1.5 2nd 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