Cancer Incidence for Elmhurst & South Corona, Queens 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 582.8 389.2 374.9-403.9 283.8 416.2 393.9-439.4 299.0 379.1 359.8-399.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 10.8 7.1 5.3-9.3 6.6 9.6 6.5-13.6 4.2 4.8 3.0-7.5
Esophagus 4.6 2.9 1.8-4.4 3.8 5.4 3.2-8.7 0.8 0.9 0.2-2.5
Stomach 25.0 17.1 14.2-20.5 15.4 22.3 17.4-28.0 9.6 12.8 9.4-17.0
Colorectal 46.8 32.6 28.4-37.1 23.6 35.4 29.1-42.7 23.2 30.1 24.8-36.2
Colon excluding rectum 31.0 21.5 18.2-25.2 14.8 22.3 17.4-28.2 16.2 21.0 16.6-26.2
Rectum & rectosigmoid 15.8 11.0 8.7-13.8 8.8 13.1 9.4-17.8 7.0 9.1 6.3-12.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 21.6 14.4 11.8-17.5 15.4 22.0 17.1-27.7 6.2 8.3 5.6-11.8
Pancreas 15.8 10.9 8.6-13.7 7.0 10.5 7.1-14.8 8.8 11.1 8.0-14.9
Larynx 2.8 1.8 1.0-3.0 2.6 4.0 2.1-7.1 0.2 0.2 0.0-1.4
Lung and bronchus 56.6 39.1 34.6-44.0 33.4 52.4 44.4-61.4 23.2 29.4 24.2-35.4
Melanoma of the skin 3.8 2.8 1.7-4.4 2.0 3.6 1.7-6.7 1.8 2.4 1.1-4.6
Female breast             90.4 115.2 104.6-126.6
Cervix uteri             6.2 7.6 5.1-10.9
Corpus uterus and NOS             25.0 30.9 25.6-37.0
Ovary             6.4 8.4 5.7-11.9
Prostate       74.8 104.7 94.0-116.4      
Testis       2.8 3.1 1.7-5.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 17.4 12.5 10.0-15.5 14.6 25.0 19.4-31.7 2.8 3.5 1.9-6.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 21.2 13.9 11.4-16.9 12.0 16.7 12.6-21.7 9.2 11.1 8.1-14.9
Brain and other central nervous system 9.6 6.8 5.0-9.1 6.0 9.1 6.0-13.1 3.6 4.8 2.8-7.7
Thyroid 34.2 21.7 18.5-25.2 7.2 9.5 6.6-13.3 27.0 34.0 28.4-40.4
Hodgkin lymphoma 1.4 0.9 0.4-1.9 0.8 1.1 0.3-2.8 0.6 0.7 0.1-2.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 24.8 16.8 13.9-20.2 13.2 19.9 15.2-25.6 11.6 14.5 10.9-18.8
Myeloma 8.8 5.7 4.1-7.7 5.6 7.7 5.0-11.3 3.2 3.9 2.2-6.5
Leukemias 17.0 11.5 9.2-14.4 10.4 14.7 10.9-19.5 6.6 8.7 5.9-12.3

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.