Cancer Indicators - Westchester County

Cancer
Westchester 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 499 9.2 10.0 No 10.4 No 1st N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 2,563 47.2 48.8 No 49.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Lung and Bronchus 3,078 57.5 63.9 Yes 72.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Female Breast 4,002 137.4 124.3 Yes 133.6 No 4th N/A N/A
    Cervix Uteri 200 7.3 8.5 No 7.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Ovary 416 14.1 13.3 No 14.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Prostate 4,105 174.8 166.9 Yes 172.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
AGE-ADJUSTED MORTALITY (per 100,000)                  
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 94 1.7 2.2 No 2.1 No 1st 2.7 Yes
    Colon and Rectum 852 15.4 16.7 No 16.7 No 1st 13.9 No
    Lung and Bronchus 2,076 38.4 44.3 Yes 50.7 Yes 1st 44.9 Yes
    Melanoma of the Skin 124 2.3 2.2 No 2.7 No 2nd 2.5 Yes
    Female Breast 734 23.6 22.9 No 22.8 No 3rd 22.3 No
    Cervix Uteri 58 2.0 2.4 No 2.0 No 2nd 2.0 Yes
    Ovary 247 7.9 8.3 No 9.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 451 21.6 22.7 No 22.3 No 2nd 28.8 Yes
                   
PERCENT EARLY STAGE -               NYS Goal NYS Goal Met
    Oral Cavity and Pharynx 135 30.1% 33.4% No 34.8% No 3rd N/A N/A
    Colon and Rectum 1,012 43.4% 43.5% No 45.0% No 3rd 50% No
    Lung and Bronchus 591 21.8% 21.2% No 21.3% No 2nd N/A N/A
    Melanoma of the Skin 634 84.4% 82.9% No 82.8% No 2nd 90% No
    Female Breast 2,416 64.5% 63.1% No 64.8% No 3rd 75% No
    Cervical 78 43.6% 47.2% No 48.2% No 3rd 65% No
    Ovary 72 18.5% 17.6% No 17.3% No 2nd N/A N/A
    Prostate 2,972 85.5% 85.7% No 85.8% No 2nd 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 82.7 ± 5.9 82.7 ± 2.4 82.6 ± 1.6 2nd 90.0 No
Percent women 40+ years with mammography screening in past 2 years 82.0 ± 5.3 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