Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Asians and Pacific Islanders, Kings County (Brooklyn), 2001-2005

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

Site of Cancer Incidence Mortality
Males Females Males Females
Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Deaths Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Deaths Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI (+/-)
All Invasive Malignant Tumors 275.6 344.5 19.9 237.2 252.8 15.0 103.2 138.3 13.2 65.8 79.3 9.0
Oral cavity and pharynx 19.4 17.3 3.6 9.4 9.1 2.7 6.2 6.0 2.2 2.8 2.9 1.6
Esophagus 3.8 4.9 2.3 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.6
Stomach 17.2 22.1 5.1 11.2 13.1 3.6 6.0 8.1 3.1 4.2 5.0 2.2
Colorectal 39.8 50.8 7.9 29.4 35.2 6.0 11.6 16.1 4.6 9.4 12.1 3.6
Colon excluding rectum 22.8 30.7 6.2 20.8 24.9 5.0 9.6 14.2 4.4 8.6 11.3 3.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 17.0 20.1 4.8 8.6 10.2 3.2 2.0 1.9 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 28.2 31.8 5.9 7.6 9.0 3.0 17.0 20.0 4.7 4.4 5.9 2.6
Pancreas 5.6 7.5 3.0 4.4 5.8 2.5 5.6 8.0 3.3 3.4 4.6 2.3
Larynx 2.4 3.1 1.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lung and bronchus 48.4 66.2 9.0 20.4 24.6 4.9 29.4 41.5 7.3 11.0 14.3 3.9
Melanoma of the skin 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4
Female breast       64.6 64.5 7.3       10.2 10.7 3.1
Cervix uteri       8.4 8.7 2.7       2.2 2.2 1.3
Corpus uterus and NOS       14.0 13.1 3.1       1.6 1.5 1.1
Ovary       7.2 7.1 2.4       3.2 3.9 2.0
Prostate 38.4 52.4 7.9       3.8 7.6 3.7      
Testis 2.2 1.7 1.0       0.2 0.2 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 12.2 18.0 4.9 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.4 2.8 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.9
Kidney and renal pelvis 8.2 9.2 3.0 4.0 4.2 1.9 2.2 3.0 2.0 1.4 1.8 1.4
Brain and other nervous system 4.6 4.2 1.8 3.8 3.9 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.1
Thyroid 5.2 5.4 2.4 18.4 16.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.4 2.6 1.6 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 10.4 12.7 3.9 7.4 8.2 2.7 3.2 4.0 2.2 1.2 1.7 1.4
Multiple myeloma 2.4 2.8 1.6 2.4 2.7 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.6
Leukemias 7.0 8.3 3.0 4.4 4.8 2.1 4.0 5.0 2.4 2.2 2.4 1.5

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, January 2008
  • 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 or deaths per year are unstable and should be used with caution.