Cancer Indicators - Tompkins County

Cancer
Tompkins 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 46 11.3 9.8 No 10.0 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 205 50.7 54.1 No 55.5 No 1st N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 233 59.0 64.8 No 72.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Female Breast 271 124.0 124.8 No 134.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 13 6.2* 8.9 No 7.6 No 1st N/A N/A
    Ovary 21 9.9 14.4 No 15.1 No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 391 221.1 166.3 Yes 173.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 10 2.5* 2.4 No 2.3 No 2nd 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 86 20.9 19.1 No 19.4 No 3rd 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 190 48.3 47.1 No 53.1 No 1st 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 17 4.3* 2.2 Yes 2.7 No 4th 2.5 No
    Female Breast 46 19.8 25.5 No 25.5 No 1st 22.3 Yes
    Cervix Uteri 5 2.3* 2.6 No 2.2 No 2nd 2.0 No
    Ovary 21 9.4 8.8 No 9.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 30 20.4 25.7 No 25.4 No 1st 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx N/A 22% 36% No 38% Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum N/A 46% 41% No 43% No 2nd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus N/A 25% 21% No 21% No 1st N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin N/A 87% 83% No 83% No 1st 90% No
    Female Breast N/A 65% 63% No 65% No 3rd 75% No
    Cervical N/A s 51% N/A 54% N/A   65% N/A
    Ovary N/A 41%* 19% No 19% No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate N/A 92% 87% Yes 88% Yes 1st 95% No
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Cortland & Tompkins County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #   HP Goal HP Goal Met?
% women 18+ years with pap smear in past 3 years 81.9 ± 5.7 84.8 ± 1.9 N/A N/A 4th 90 No
% women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 79.3 ± 5.3 77.6 ± 1.6 78.2 ± 1.5 2nd 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