Cancer Indicators - Erie County

Cancer
Erie 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 616 11.3 10.0 Yes 10.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 2,725 47.8 48.8 No 49.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 4,280 75.7 63.9 Yes 72.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Female Breast 4,065 136.3 124.3 Yes 133.6 No 4th N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 156 6.1 8.5 Yes 7.3 No 1st N/A N/A
    Ovary 411 13.7 13.3 No 14.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 4,568 190.6 166.9 Yes 172.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 146 2.6 2.2 No 2.1 No 3rd 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 989 16.7 16.7 No 16.7 No 2nd 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 3,238 56.6 44.3 Yes 50.7 Yes 3rd 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 124 2.2 2.2 No 2.7 No 2nd 2.5 Yes
    Female Breast 870 26.6 22.9 Yes 22.8 Yes 4th 22.3 No
    Cervix Uteri 46 1.6 2.4 Yes 2.0 No 1st 2.0 Yes
    Ovary 299 9.1 8.3 No 9.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 545 24.9 22.7 No 22.3 No 3rd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 173 33.0% 33.4% No 34.8% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 1,110 45.6% 43.5% No 45.0% No 2nd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus 677 18.5% 21.2% Yes 21.3% Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin 686 83.6% 82.9% No 82.8% No 2nd 90% No
    Female Breast 2,490 64.7% 63.1% No 64.8% No 3rd 75% No
    Cervical 65 50.4% 47.2% No 48.2% No 2nd 65% No
    Ovary 68 18.9% 17.6% No 17.3% No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 3,138 88.6% 85.7% No 85.8% No 1st 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 84.9 ± 5.5 82.7 ± 2.4 82.6 ± 1.6 1st 90.0 No
Percent women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 86.9 ± 4.4 79.7 ± 2.8 81.9 ± 1.3 1st 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