Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, 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 934.4 539.5 16.1 881.6 322.6 9.6 312.6 199.1 10.3 349.8 129.6 6.1
Oral cavity and pharynx 24.6 13.7 2.5 11.6 4.2 1.1 7.2 4.0 1.4 2.0 0.7 0.4
Esophagus 13.8 8.1 2.0 10.6 4.0 1.1 9.8 5.6 1.6 6.6 2.5 0.9
Stomach 24.6 15.5 2.9 25.8 9.7 1.7 14.0 9.3 2.3 13.4 5.0 1.2
Colorectal 91.8 55.6 5.3 114.4 42.1 3.5 38.2 24.0 3.5 42.0 15.7 2.1
Colon excluding rectum 66.4 40.7 4.5 89.4 33.1 3.1 32.4 20.8 3.3 37.8 14.1 2.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 25.4 15.0 2.7 25.0 9.0 1.6 5.8 3.2 1.2 4.2 1.6 0.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 20.0 10.5 2.1 7.8 2.9 0.9 11.6 6.8 1.8 7.6 2.8 0.9
Pancreas 20.8 12.9 2.6 25.0 9.4 1.7 16.8 10.7 2.4 22.4 8.4 1.6
Larynx 11.6 6.2 1.6 3.0 1.1 0.6 5.8 3.2 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.4
Lung and bronchus 112.4 68.7 5.9 91.4 33.8 3.1 76.6 47.7 5.0 57.2 21.1 2.5
Melanoma of the skin 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2
Female breast       264.6 95.8 5.2       75.2 27.5 2.8
Cervix uteri       29.6 10.8 1.8       9.6 3.4 1.0
Corpus uterus and NOS       69.6 24.8 2.6       21.6 7.9 1.5
Ovary       33.6 12.3 1.9       19.0 7.1 1.4
Prostate 429.0 244.8 10.7       58.0 43.2 5.1      
Testis 3.4 1.6 0.7       0.4 0.2 0.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 20.0 13.2 2.7 12.6 4.8 1.2 4.4 3.1 1.4 4.6 1.7 0.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 25.2 14.4 2.6 16.0 5.7 1.3 5.6 3.8 1.4 3.6 1.4 0.6
Brain and other nervous system 9.6 5.1 1.5 8.8 3.3 1.0 3.8 1.9 0.9 3.6 1.3 0.6
Thyroid 5.4 2.8 1.1 18.6 6.6 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 2.2 0.8 0.5
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.0 2.7 1.0 5.2 1.9 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 26.2 13.4 2.4 26.6 9.6 1.6 13.6 7.3 1.8 8.8 3.2 1.0
Multiple myeloma 23.6 13.6 2.5 23.0 8.5 1.6 9.2 5.7 1.7 11.4 4.3 1.1
Leukemias 15.6 8.7 2.0 13.4 5.1 1.2 9.6 5.6 1.7 6.8 2.6 0.9

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.