Cancer Incidence for Borough Park, Kensington & Ocean Parkway, Kings (Brooklyn) County, 2016-2020

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

Site of Cancer Males and Females Males Females
Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Population 95% CI Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI
All Invasive Malignant Tumors 657.6 430.0 414.8-445.6 315.4 440.8 418.6-463.8 342.2 430.3 408.9-452.4
Oral cavity and pharynx 14.6 9.9 7.7-12.6 8.6 12.7 9.0-17.2 6.0 7.4 4.9-10.8
Esophagus 2.4 1.4 0.7-2.6 1.2 1.7 0.6-3.8 1.2 1.1 0.4-2.7
Stomach 15.6 10.5 8.2-13.2 9.4 14.1 10.3-18.9 6.2 7.4 4.9-10.7
Colorectal 65.4 41.8 37.2-46.8 36.8 50.8 43.5-59.0 28.6 33.8 28.2-40.2
Colon excluding rectum 46.6 29.9 26.0-34.2 25.4 35.1 29.1-42.1 21.2 25.4 20.6-31.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 18.8 11.9 9.5-14.7 11.4 15.7 11.7-20.4 7.4 8.4 5.7-11.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 15.6 9.9 7.7-12.4 11.2 15.4 11.5-20.1 4.4 4.6 2.8-7.2
Pancreas 22.8 14.7 12.1-17.8 12.4 18.1 13.8-23.3 10.4 11.8 8.7-15.7
Larynx 2.6 1.9 1.0-3.2 1.8 2.9 1.3-5.5 0.8 1.1 0.3-2.7
Lung and bronchus 65.6 42.6 37.9-47.7 33.8 47.0 40.0-54.9 31.8 39.4 33.2-46.4
Melanoma of the skin 16.2 10.5 8.2-13.1 9.6 13.4 9.8-17.8 6.6 8.3 5.6-11.9
Female breast             87.2 117.4 106.0-129.6
Cervix uteri             3.8 5.7 3.3-9.0
Corpus uterus and NOS             22.0 27.3 22.2-33.2
Ovary             9.8 13.4 9.7-17.9
Prostate       57.4 81.9 72.5-92.2      
Testis       4.8 6.9 4.3-10.5      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 27.2 17.7 14.7-21.0 20.6 29.8 24.2-36.4 6.6 8.3 5.5-12.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 25.4 16.6 13.7-19.8 15.6 21.5 16.9-27.1 9.8 12.0 8.7-16.2
Brain and other central nervous system 13.8 7.9 6.1-10.2 9.2 10.6 7.6-14.3 4.6 5.4 3.4-8.3
Thyroid 45.8 32.0 27.9-36.6 12.6 17.2 13.0-22.2 33.2 47.6 40.4-55.7
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.4 2.7 1.7-4.2 2.4 2.7 1.4-4.8 2.0 2.7 1.3-5.0
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 33.2 21.3 18.0-24.9 17.8 25.2 20.1-31.2 15.4 17.5 13.6-22.2
Myeloma 11.2 7.4 5.5-9.7 6.8 9.5 6.5-13.4 4.4 5.4 3.3-8.4
Leukemias 23.6 15.0 12.3-18.0 11.4 16.1 12.1-20.9 12.2 14.0 10.6-18.3

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2022.
  • Rates are per 100,000 persons, age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population, with 95% confidence intervals.
  • Rates based on fewer than 4 cases per year are unstable and should be used with caution. NOS = Not otherwise specified.
  • NYC neighborhoods were defined in terms of Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs approximate NYC Community Districts (CDs).
  • For more information about PUMAs, please refer to http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/nyc-population/geographic-reference.page.