Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, 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 758.0 579.0 18.7 774.2 385.4 12.2 302.2 248.8 12.8 334.4 159.6 7.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 24.4 17.6 3.2 12.0 6.1 1.5 7.2 5.5 1.8 4.0 2.1 0.9
Esophagus 13.8 10.4 2.5 10.2 4.9 1.4 10.0 8.0 2.3 8.0 3.9 1.2
Stomach 24.4 19.8 3.6 19.0 8.7 1.8 13.0 10.9 2.7 13.2 5.9 1.4
Colorectal 72.0 56.2 5.9 106.0 51.3 4.4 33.2 28.2 4.4 37.6 17.4 2.5
Colon excluding rectum 52.0 41.2 5.1 80.8 38.9 3.8 28.4 24.0 4.0 33.4 15.4 2.4
Rectum & rectosigmoid 20.0 15.0 3.0 25.2 12.4 2.2 4.8 4.2 1.7 4.2 2.0 0.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 30.4 21.6 3.5 9.8 4.9 1.4 15.0 11.0 2.5 10.2 4.8 1.3
Pancreas 18.0 14.6 3.1 23.4 11.0 2.0 15.8 12.6 2.8 20.6 9.6 1.9
Larynx 11.8 8.7 2.3 5.8 3.0 1.1 6.8 5.4 1.8 1.6 0.8 0.6
Lung and bronchus 111.2 87.6 7.4 104.0 51.0 4.4 83.0 66.8 6.5 70.0 33.6 3.6
Melanoma of the skin 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.4
Female breast       203.4 103.7 6.4       57.2 27.8 3.3
Cervix uteri       29.0 15.1 2.5       10.2 5.2 1.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       45.6 22.8 3.0       15.8 7.7 1.7
Ovary       23.2 11.9 2.2       15.0 7.3 1.7
Prostate 260.4 201.8 11.1       53.0 48.9 6.0      
Testis 3.4 2.1 1.0       0.2 0.1 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 25.2 20.0 3.6 14.8 6.9 1.6 6.2 5.1 1.8 6.6 3.0 1.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 24.4 17.7 3.2 17.6 8.9 1.9 5.8 4.3 1.6 2.2 1.1 0.6
Brain and other nervous system 5.8 4.1 1.5 5.8 3.1 1.1 3.0 2.3 1.2 3.8 1.9 0.9
Thyroid 2.8 1.9 1.0 16.6 8.7 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.0 4.5 1.5 5.0 2.7 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 29.8 21.1 3.4 24.6 12.5 2.2 10.2 7.8 2.2 7.2 3.6 1.2
Multiple myeloma 12.6 10.0 2.5 18.2 8.7 1.8 6.0 4.9 1.8 11.6 5.5 1.4
Leukemias 14.8 11.0 2.5 11.2 5.7 1.5 7.0 5.7 1.9 5.8 2.8 1.0

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.