Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, Kings County (Brooklyn), 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 614.0 459.8 18.1 581.4 293.9 11.0 216.6 185.0 12.3 206.2 113.7 7.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 23.4 15.0 3.0 7.8 3.8 1.2 6.0 4.5 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.6
Esophagus 10.4 7.6 2.3 3.6 2.1 1.0 8.2 6.2 2.1 2.2 1.2 0.8
Stomach 24.2 19.2 3.8 18.2 10.7 2.3 12.2 10.3 2.9 10.2 5.9 1.7
Colorectal 81.6 64.6 7.0 69.8 38.8 4.2 30.6 26.6 4.7 24.6 13.9 2.5
Colon excluding rectum 52.6 43.7 5.9 47.4 27.0 3.5 24.6 21.5 4.2 20.6 11.7 2.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 29.0 20.9 3.8 22.4 11.8 2.2 6.0 5.0 2.0 4.0 2.3 1.0
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 27.8 18.3 3.3 12.2 6.5 1.7 20.0 14.0 3.0 10.0 6.0 1.7
Pancreas 11.6 9.9 2.8 15.8 8.7 2.0 9.4 7.5 2.4 12.6 7.0 1.8
Larynx 14.6 10.0 2.5 3.0 1.4 0.7 5.2 3.9 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.4
Lung and bronchus 57.4 45.3 5.7 40.4 21.9 3.1 46.4 39.2 5.5 26.2 15.1 2.7
Melanoma of the skin 5.6 3.5 1.4 4.2 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.5
Female breast       162.4 78.7 5.6       42.6 21.9 3.1
Cervix uteri       28.0 12.6 2.1       7.6 3.8 1.3
Corpus uterus and NOS       41.8 20.1 2.8       7.8 4.1 1.3
Ovary       20.8 10.0 2.0       12.0 6.1 1.6
Prostate 183.2 145.7 10.3       21.8 25.7 5.2      
Testis 5.6 2.1 0.8       0.0 0.0 0.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 20.6 19.3 4.2 11.2 6.8 1.8 3.8 4.6 2.2 2.0 1.3 0.8
Kidney and renal pelvis 16.6 11.9 2.8 9.2 4.6 1.4 4.2 3.5 1.6 3.2 1.8 0.9
Brain and other nervous system 10.2 6.2 1.9 10.2 4.4 1.3 3.6 2.3 1.1 3.2 1.7 0.9
Thyroid 3.6 2.3 1.2 18.6 7.9 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.4 0.8 0.6
Hodgkin lymphoma 11.4 5.8 1.7 6.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 33.0 21.5 3.7 27.2 13.7 2.4 8.0 6.5 2.2 7.8 4.2 1.4
Multiple myeloma 10.2 9.0 2.8 8.6 4.6 1.4 5.0 4.5 1.9 4.8 2.9 1.2
Leukemias 18.0 12.3 3.0 12.8 6.0 1.5 10.2 7.7 2.5 5.4 3.1 1.2

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.