Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Asians and Pacific Islanders, Queens County, 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 530.0 327.9 13.8 556.4 270.4 10.6 179.4 122.0 8.8 136.2 77.3 6.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 23.8 11.5 2.2 11.2 5.0 1.4 5.2 2.5 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.5
Esophagus 7.2 4.6 1.7 2.8 1.6 0.9 4.6 3.4 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.6
Stomach 45.0 29.4 4.3 18.6 9.9 2.1 20.2 13.3 2.9 9.6 5.8 1.7
Colorectal 69.0 44.4 5.2 61.6 34.5 4.1 16.8 12.0 2.9 13.8 8.7 2.2
Colon excluding rectum 43.6 28.9 4.3 43.4 24.7 3.5 13.4 9.7 2.6 12.0 7.8 2.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 25.4 15.5 3.0 18.2 9.8 2.1 3.4 2.3 1.2 1.8 0.9 0.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 44.2 24.1 3.5 12.8 6.8 1.7 22.4 12.8 2.6 7.8 4.6 1.5
Pancreas 14.8 9.6 2.4 12.8 7.7 2.0 12.0 7.8 2.2 10.2 6.6 1.9
Larynx 6.6 4.2 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4
Lung and bronchus 78.0 53.3 5.8 40.2 22.6 3.3 47.4 34.5 4.8 24.0 14.3 2.7
Melanoma of the skin 2.6 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.3
Female breast       170.2 74.0 5.1       22.4 10.3 2.0
Cervix uteri       26.4 11.6 2.1       4.4 2.3 1.1
Corpus uterus and NOS       35.4 15.9 2.4       4.8 2.4 1.0
Ovary       24.8 11.4 2.1       6.8 3.6 1.3
Prostate 96.0 63.5 6.1       7.4 7.3 2.4      
Testis 3.4 1.3 0.6       0.2 0.1 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 20.4 14.1 3.0 8.8 5.6 1.8 4.6 3.9 1.8 1.4 0.9 0.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 18.2 10.0 2.3 7.2 3.8 1.3 3.0 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 8.6 4.6 1.5 8.0 3.7 1.2 3.0 1.6 0.9 2.8 1.5 0.8
Thyroid 10.2 4.5 1.3 35.6 14.8 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.6 1.1 0.6 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 23.8 13.0 2.6 20.8 10.6 2.1 6.0 3.6 1.4 4.4 2.9 1.3
Multiple myeloma 4.2 2.3 1.1 6.0 3.4 1.3 1.6 0.9 0.7 1.6 1.1 0.8
Leukemias 16.0 9.8 2.4 12.2 6.2 1.6 8.0 5.1 1.7 5.8 3.3 1.3

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.