Cancer Indicators - Westchester County

Cancer
Westchester 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 471 9.0 9.8 No 10.0 No 1st N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 2,708 51.4 54.1 Yes 55.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 2,967 57.0 64.8 Yes 72.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Female Breast 3,796 132.6 124.8 Yes 134.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 216 8.1 8.9 No 7.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Ovary 435 15.1 14.4 No 15.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 3,909 173.9 166.3 Yes 173.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 96 1.8 2.4 Yes 2.3 No 1st 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 951 17.7 19.1 No 19.4 Yes 1st 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 2,126 40.6 47.1 Yes 53.1 Yes 1st 44.9 Yes
    Melanoma of the Skin 113 2.2 2.2 No 2.7 No 2nd 2.5 Yes
    Female Breast 788 25.9 25.5 No 25.5 No 3rd 22.3 No
    Cervix Uteri 64 2.2 2.6 No 2.2 No 2nd 2.0 No
    Ovary 269 9.0 8.8 No 9.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 499 24.9 25.7 No 25.4 No 2nd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx N/A 35% 36% No 38% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum N/A 42% 41% No 43% No 3rd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus N/A 24% 21% Yes 21% Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin N/A 85% 83% No 83% No 1st 90% No
    Female Breast N/A 64% 63% No 65% No 3rd 75% No
    Cervical N/A 57% 51% No 54% No 2nd 65% No
    Ovary N/A 18% 19% No 19% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate N/A 87% 87% No 88% No 2nd 95% No
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #   HP Goal HP Goal Met?
% women 18+ years with pap smear in past 3 years 86.9 ± 4.8 84.8 ± 1.9 N/A N/A 3rd 90 No
% women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 79.3 ± 6 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