Cancer Indicators - Essex County

Cancer
Essex 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 29 11.8 10.0 No 10.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 128 50.6 48.8 No 49.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 198 80.0 63.9 Yes 72.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Female Breast 148 117.9 124.3 No 133.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 9 7.7* 8.5 No 7.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Ovary 19 15.1* 13.3 No 14.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 169 144.4 166.9 No 172.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx s 1.1* 2.2 No 2.1 No 1st 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 40 15.6 16.7 No 16.7 No 1st 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 144 57.8 44.3 Yes 50.7 No 4th 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 12 4.6* 2.2 Yes 2.7 No 4th 2.5 No
    Female Breast 16 11.0* 22.9 Yes 22.8 Yes 1st 22.3 Yes
    Cervix Uteri s 1.4* 2.4 No 2.0 No 1st 2.0 Yes
    Ovary 12 9.0* 8.3 No 9.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 24 24.3 22.7 No 22.3 No 3rd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 9 33.3%* 33.4% No 34.8% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 59 51.8% 43.5% No 45.0% No 1st 50% Yes
    Lung and Bronchus 41 22.9% 21.2% No 21.3% No 2nd N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin 27 77.1% 82.9% No 82.8% No 3rd 90% No
    Female Breast 93 67.4% 63.1% No 64.8% No 2nd 75% No
    Cervical s 11.1%* 47.2% No 48.2% No 4th 65% No
    Ovary s 16.7%* 17.6% No 17.3% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 117 83.0% 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 80.9 ± 5.6 82.7 ± 2.4 82.6 ± 1.6 3rd 90.0 No
Percent women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 79.5 ± 5.3 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