Cancer Indicators - Essex County

Cancer
Essex 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 33 13.8 9.8 No 10.0 No 4th N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 160 65.5 54.1 Yes 55.5 No 4th N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 184 76.2 64.8 Yes 72.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Female Breast 130 106.9 124.8 No 134.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 10 10.1* 8.9 No 7.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Ovary 23 18.5 14.4 No 15.1 No 4th N/A N/A
    Prostate 177 160.4 166.3 No 173.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 6 2.5* 2.4 No 2.3 No 2nd 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 69 27.8 19.1 Yes 19.4 Yes 4th 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 145 59.7 47.1 Yes 53.1 No 3rd 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 10 4.2* 2.2 No 2.7 No 4th 2.5 No
    Female Breast 21 15.2 25.5 Yes 25.5 No 1st 22.3 Yes
    Cervix Uteri 4 2.8* 2.6 No 2.2 No 3rd 2.0 No
    Ovary 11 8.3* 8.8 No 9.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 35 37.5 25.7 No 25.4 No 4th 28.8 No
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx N/A 57% 36% Yes 38% No 1st N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum N/A 50% 41% Yes 43% No 1st 50% Yes
    Lung and Bronchus N/A 26% 21% No 21% No 1st N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin N/A 86%* 83% No 83% No 1st 90% No
    Female Breast N/A 74% 63% Yes 65% Yes 1st 75% No
    Cervical N/A s 51% N/A 54% N/A   65% N/A
    Ovary N/A 16%* 19% No 19% No 4th N/A N/A
    Prostate N/A 82% 87% No 88% No 4th 95% No
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Clinton, Essex & Franklin County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #   HP Goal HP Goal Met?
% women 18+ years with pap smear in past 3 years 86.5 ± 4.4 84.8 ± 1.9 N/A N/A 3rd 90 No
% women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 80.8 ± 5.8 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