Cancer Incidence for Richmond Hill & Woodhaven, 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 596.6 400.6 385.9-415.7 295.8 434.0 411.0-458.0 300.8 382.9 363.3-403.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 11.8 7.5 5.6-9.7 8.0 10.4 7.3-14.5 3.8 5.0 3.0-7.9
Esophagus 5.8 3.6 2.4-5.3 4.8 6.6 4.1-10.0 1.0 1.1 0.3-2.8
Stomach 13.0 9.0 6.9-11.6 6.6 10.2 6.9-14.6 6.4 8.4 5.7-11.9
Colorectal 54.8 36.8 32.4-41.5 33.2 47.9 40.5-56.1 21.6 27.7 22.6-33.6
Colon excluding rectum 36.0 24.5 20.9-28.5 22.8 34.0 27.8-41.2 13.2 16.9 13.0-21.7
Rectum & rectosigmoid 18.8 12.3 9.9-15.1 10.4 13.9 10.2-18.4 8.4 10.8 7.7-14.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 14.8 10.0 7.8-12.7 11.2 16.7 12.4-22.0 3.6 4.6 2.7-7.3
Pancreas 16.8 12.0 9.5-15.0 10.6 16.6 12.2-22.0 6.2 8.1 5.4-11.6
Larynx 3.2 2.4 1.4-4.0 3.2 5.6 3.1-9.2 0.0 0.0 0.0-1.1
Lung and bronchus 55.2 38.8 34.2-43.9 28.4 44.7 37.2-53.1 26.8 34.7 29.0-41.3
Melanoma of the skin 8.2 6.0 4.2-8.2 5.0 8.2 5.2-12.3 3.2 4.5 2.5-7.3
Female breast             89.2 111.8 101.4-122.9
Cervix uteri             9.0 11.5 8.3-15.5
Corpus uterus and NOS             28.6 35.6 29.9-42.1
Ovary             10.2 12.1 8.9-16.0
Prostate       76.2 105.6 94.7-117.4      
Testis       4.0 5.4 3.3-8.5      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 20.0 14.4 11.6-17.6 14.2 23.8 18.3-30.3 5.8 7.3 4.8-10.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 20.2 13.1 10.6-16.0 14.2 19.6 15.1-25.0 6.0 7.5 5.0-10.8
Brain and other central nervous system 7.8 5.1 3.6-7.0 5.2 6.8 4.4-10.1 2.6 3.4 1.8-5.9
Thyroid 32.8 21.7 18.4-25.3 9.8 13.4 9.8-17.9 23.0 29.8 24.6-36.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 5.2 3.6 2.3-5.3 2.2 3.1 1.5-5.6 3.0 4.2 2.3-7.0
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 27.0 18.6 15.5-22.1 14.8 22.1 17.1-28.0 12.2 15.6 11.9-20.2
Myeloma 12.4 8.6 6.5-11.1 6.4 9.8 6.6-14.0 6.0 7.8 5.2-11.2
Leukemias 18.8 13.5 10.8-16.6 10.2 16.4 12.1-21.8 8.6 11.3 8.1-15.4

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.