Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Asians and Pacific Islanders, New York County (Manhattan), 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 264.4 403.8 22.2 250.4 291.6 16.4 105.8 174.1 15.1 74.6 90.2 9.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 16.2 22.0 4.9 6.2 7.0 2.5 3.4 5.4 2.6 0.8 1.0 1.0
Esophagus 5.0 7.9 3.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 4.0 6.2 2.8 0.8 1.0 1.0
Stomach 22.2 34.3 6.5 12.2 14.7 3.7 11.0 17.3 4.6 5.0 6.0 2.4
Colorectal 36.8 56.8 8.4 30.0 35.4 5.7 12.0 20.7 5.3 9.4 11.4 3.3
Colon excluding rectum 24.0 37.6 6.9 20.2 24.2 4.7 10.6 18.3 5.0 7.6 9.2 2.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 12.8 19.1 4.8 9.8 11.2 3.2 1.4 2.4 1.8 1.8 2.2 1.5
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 23.4 33.5 6.2 6.4 7.9 2.7 12.4 19.0 4.8 4.0 4.9 2.2
Pancreas 5.8 9.5 3.5 8.4 10.3 3.1 3.2 5.2 2.6 6.4 7.8 2.7
Larynx 2.2 3.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lung and bronchus 44.0 71.7 9.6 25.6 31.0 5.4 30.6 52.5 8.4 17.6 21.2 4.5
Melanoma of the skin 1.4 2.0 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.6
Female breast       66.8 76.9 8.4       9.6 11.6 3.3
Cervix uteri       7.8 9.2 2.9       1.4 1.7 1.3
Corpus uterus and NOS       15.0 17.8 4.1       1.8 2.2 1.4
Ovary       9.0 10.3 3.1       2.6 3.1 1.7
Prostate 40.2 65.3 9.1       6.2 11.7 4.2      
Testis 2.2 2.1 1.4       0.2 0.3 0.6      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 10.0 16.7 4.7 3.4 3.9 1.9 1.8 3.2 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.2
Kidney and renal pelvis 7.6 11.4 3.7 4.2 5.1 2.2 1.6 2.6 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.9
Brain and other nervous system 3.8 5.4 2.6 6.2 7.0 2.7 2.0 2.6 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.1
Thyroid 6.0 6.7 2.5 16.8 17.1 3.8 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8
Hodgkin lymphoma 0.8 1.3 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 10.8 15.7 4.3 7.8 9.3 3.0 2.4 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.4
Multiple myeloma 1.8 2.9 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.4 2.4 1.8 1.0 1.2 1.1
Leukemias 6.4 8.7 3.1 3.8 4.5 2.1 3.2 4.7 2.4 2.6 2.9 1.6

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.