Cancer Indicators - Herkimer County

Cancer
Herkimer 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 34 9.1 9.8 No 10.0 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 240 58.6 54.1 No 55.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 304 75.6 64.8 Yes 72.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Female Breast 237 115.7 124.8 No 134.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 10 5.2* 8.9 No 7.6 No 1st N/A N/A
    Ovary 28 13.8 14.4 No 15.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 285 160.3 166.3 No 173.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 8 1.9* 2.4 No 2.3 No 1st 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 69 16.2 19.1 No 19.4 No 1st 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 236 58.2 47.1 Yes 53.1 No 3rd 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 4 1.0* 2.2 No 2.7 No 1st 2.5 Yes
    Female Breast 40 18.9 25.5 No 25.5 No 1st 22.3 Yes
    Cervix Uteri 3 1.3* 2.6 No 2.2 No 1st 2.0 Yes
    Ovary 25 11.1 8.8 No 9.6 No 4th N/A N/A
    Prostate 45 25.9 25.7 No 25.4 No 2nd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx N/A 50% 36% No 38% No 1st N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum N/A 42% 41% No 43% No 3rd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus N/A 18% 21% No 21% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin N/A 82%* 83% No 83% No 3rd 90% No
    Female Breast N/A 61% 63% No 65% No 4th 75% No
    Cervical N/A s 51% N/A 54% N/A   65% N/A
    Ovary N/A 9%* 19% No 19% No 4th N/A N/A
    Prostate N/A 87% 87% No 88% No 2nd 95% No
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Hamilton & Herkimer County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #   HP Goal HP Goal Met?
% women 18+ years with pap smear in past 3 years 84.8 ± 4.6 84.8 ± 1.9 N/A N/A 3rd 90 No
% women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 75.9 ± 5.9 77.6 ± 1.6 78.2 ± 1.5 3rd 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