Cancer Indicators - Washington County

Cancer
Washington 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 41 10.7 10.0 No 10.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 155 41.8 48.8 No 49.4 No 1st N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 325 88.6 63.9 Yes 72.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Female Breast 271 140.1 124.3 No 133.6 No 4th N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 14 9.4* 8.5 No 7.3 No 4th N/A N/A
    Ovary 21 11.0 13.3 No 14.1 No 1st N/A N/A
    Prostate 292 171.8 166.9 No 172.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 6 1.6* 2.2 No 2.1 No 1st 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 58 15.7 16.7 No 16.7 No 1st 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 212 57.3 44.3 Yes 50.7 No 3rd 44.9 No
    Melanoma of the Skin 13 3.6* 2.2 No 2.7 No 4th 2.5 No
    Female Breast 51 24.4 22.9 No 22.8 No 4th 22.3 No
    Cervix Uteri s 2.6* 2.4 No 2.0 No 3rd 2.0 No
    Ovary 21 10.8 8.3 No 9.1 No 4th N/A N/A
    Prostate 38 28.1 22.7 No 22.3 No 4th 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 17 45.9%* 33.4% No 34.8% No 1st N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 60 43.2% 43.5% No 45.0% No 3rd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus 60 20.6% 21.2% No 21.3% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin 56 84.8% 82.9% No 82.8% No 2nd 90% No
    Female Breast 176 69.0% 63.1% No 64.8% No 1st 75% No
    Cervical 8 66.7%* 47.2% No 48.2% No 1st 65% Yes
    Ovary s 5.6%* 17.6% No 17.3% No 4th N/A N/A
    Prostate 241 92.0% 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 ± 4.3 82.7 ± 2.4 82.6 ± 1.6 3rd 90.0 No
Percent women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 76.3 ± 5.8 79.7 ± 2.8 81.9 ± 1.3 4th 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