Cancer Indicators - Schenectady County

Cancer
Schenectady 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 82 9.0 10.0 No 10.4 No 1st N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 458 49.1 48.8 No 49.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 683 74.3 63.9 Yes 72.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Female Breast 633 132.7 124.3 No 133.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 22 5.0 8.5 Yes 7.3 No 1st N/A N/A
    Ovary 47 9.8 13.3 No 14.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 540 137.3 166.9 Yes 172.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 16 1.7* 2.2 No 2.1 No 1st 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 162 16.3 16.7 No 16.7 No 2nd 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 473 51.1 44.3 Yes 50.7 No 2nd 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 30 3.1 2.2 No 2.7 No 3rd 2.5 No
    Female Breast 121 22.6 22.9 No 22.8 No 3rd 22.3 No
    Cervix Uteri 15 3.3* 2.4 No 2.0 No 4th 2.0 No
    Ovary 42 8.5 8.3 No 9.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 88 22.1 22.7 No 22.3 No 2nd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 19 30.2%* 33.4% No 34.8% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 178 42.2% 43.5% No 45.0% No 3rd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus 80 13.4% 21.2% Yes 21.3% Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin 95 80.5% 82.9% No 82.8% No 3rd 90% No
    Female Breast 393 66.2% 63.1% No 64.8% No 2nd 75% No
    Cervical 9 40.9%* 47.2% No 48.2% No 3rd 65% No
    Ovary 10 22.2%* 17.6% No 17.3% No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 339 80.0% 85.7% No 85.8% No 4th 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 86.9 ± 3.6 82.7 ± 2.4 82.6 ± 1.6 1st 90.0 No
Percent women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 82.9 ± 4.9 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