Cancer Indicators - Rensselaer County

Cancer
Rensselaer 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 106 12.1 10.0 No 10.4 No 4th N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 466 54.7 48.8 Yes 49.4 No 4th N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 754 89.1 63.9 Yes 72.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Female Breast 613 133.7 124.3 No 133.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 26 6.5 8.5 No 7.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Ovary 68 14.6 13.3 No 14.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 735 189.5 166.9 Yes 172.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 25 2.8 2.2 No 2.1 No 3rd 2.7 No
    Colon and Rectum 147 16.9 16.7 No 16.7 No 2nd 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 530 62.7 44.3 Yes 50.7 Yes 4th 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 40 4.6 2.2 Yes 2.7 Yes 4th 2.5 No
    Female Breast 114 23.1 22.9 No 22.8 No 3rd 22.3 No
    Cervix Uteri 10 2.3* 2.4 No 2.0 No 3rd 2.0 No
    Ovary 40 8.1 8.3 No 9.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 75 23.2 22.7 No 22.3 No 2nd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 23 24.2% 33.4% No 34.8% No 4th N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 179 41.2% 43.5% No 45.0% No 3rd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus 128 18.9% 21.2% No 21.3% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin 99 75.6% 82.9% No 82.8% No 4th 90% No
    Female Breast 347 60.0% 63.1% No 64.8% No 4th 75% No
    Cervical 7 29.2%* 47.2% No 48.2% No 4th 65% No
    Ovary 12 19.4%* 17.6% No 17.3% No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 526 87.2% 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 82.3 ± 5.3 82.7 ± 2.4 82.6 ± 1.6 3rd 90.0 No
Percent women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 80.2 ± 5.2 79.7 ± 2.8 81.9 ± 1.3 2nd 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