Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, Bronx 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 879.8 505.9 16.5 882.0 328.9 10.0 293.8 189.0 10.7 277.4 112.8 6.1
Oral cavity and pharynx 38.8 19.6 3.0 13.0 4.7 1.2 11.2 6.1 1.8 3.8 1.5 0.7
Esophagus 17.0 11.0 2.6 4.6 2.1 0.9 10.2 7.1 2.1 4.4 1.9 0.8
Stomach 26.4 17.9 3.4 24.4 9.7 1.8 14.6 10.2 2.6 13.6 5.6 1.4
Colorectal 100.2 61.0 5.9 100.8 41.1 3.7 30.6 21.2 3.7 33.6 14.9 2.3
Colon excluding rectum 72.8 45.7 5.2 76.0 31.7 3.3 25.4 17.7 3.4 28.0 12.5 2.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 27.4 15.3 2.8 24.8 9.5 1.7 5.2 3.5 1.5 5.6 2.4 0.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 48.8 24.0 3.2 23.4 9.3 1.7 25.8 13.8 2.6 14.0 5.8 1.4
Pancreas 18.8 10.9 2.5 19.2 7.9 1.6 14.6 9.0 2.3 13.8 6.0 1.5
Larynx 16.0 8.7 2.0 5.2 1.9 0.8 8.4 5.3 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.4
Lung and bronchus 86.0 53.6 5.6 60.8 24.3 2.8 63.4 40.8 4.9 44.6 18.1 2.4
Melanoma of the skin 5.0 2.9 1.3 3.8 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 2.2 0.7 0.4
Female breast       247.8 89.8 5.1       41.0 15.8 2.2
Cervix uteri       39.8 13.3 1.9       12.0 4.3 1.1
Corpus uterus and NOS       60.2 22.0 2.5       8.6 3.4 1.0
Ovary       31.0 11.3 1.8       13.4 5.5 1.3
Prostate 275.2 170.5 9.8       34.0 29.5 4.7      
Testis 6.6 1.9 0.7       0.8 0.3 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 29.2 20.0 3.5 15.0 6.7 1.6 4.6 3.8 1.7 3.4 1.5 0.8
Kidney and renal pelvis 23.0 11.5 2.3 19.8 7.2 1.5 5.6 3.1 1.3 4.0 1.6 0.7
Brain and other nervous system 14.6 6.1 1.6 10.6 3.4 1.0 6.6 3.1 1.2 4.0 1.4 0.7
Thyroid 7.0 3.1 1.2 30.4 9.4 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 9.4 3.1 0.9 10.2 3.0 0.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 51.0 25.5 3.5 42.8 15.9 2.2 11.0 5.8 1.7 11.2 4.6 1.3
Multiple myeloma 14.6 8.3 2.1 18.4 7.3 1.5 5.4 3.6 1.5 8.4 3.5 1.1
Leukemias 26.4 13.3 2.6 25.4 8.6 1.6 12.2 6.8 2.0 9.8 3.4 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.