Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, 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 618.2 397.6 16.1 640.6 278.9 10.0 169.8 130.8 10.1 177.0 85.2 5.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 14.4 8.2 2.2 9.0 4.2 1.3 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.5
Esophagus 6.6 4.9 1.9 2.8 1.5 0.8 5.6 4.4 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.5
Stomach 27.8 17.8 3.5 21.8 10.2 2.0 14.2 10.6 2.8 11.0 5.0 1.4
Colorectal 68.2 46.6 5.7 68.6 32.5 3.6 19.8 16.4 3.7 19.8 10.1 2.1
Colon excluding rectum 47.8 33.8 4.9 43.0 20.8 2.9 16.4 13.9 3.4 16.0 8.1 1.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 20.4 12.8 2.8 25.6 11.8 2.1 3.4 2.5 1.4 3.8 2.0 0.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 19.6 11.3 2.5 8.6 4.3 1.3 12.6 8.0 2.2 6.4 3.3 1.2
Pancreas 12.4 8.6 2.4 14.0 7.6 1.8 10.6 7.9 2.5 11.0 5.8 1.6
Larynx 7.6 4.8 1.7 2.0 0.9 0.6 2.6 1.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.3
Lung and bronchus 53.0 39.1 5.3 35.0 17.3 2.6 33.4 26.0 4.4 20.6 10.2 2.0
Melanoma of the skin 5.2 3.1 1.4 6.6 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.8 0.8 0.6
Female breast       195.4 81.5 5.3       35.6 15.7 2.4
Cervix uteri       28.2 10.6 1.8       6.6 2.9 1.0
Corpus uterus and NOS       43.4 18.0 2.5       6.2 3.0 1.1
Ovary       24.4 10.2 1.9       11.6 5.2 1.4
Prostate 192.6 137.4 9.6       16.8 18.3 4.2      
Testis 13.0 4.1 1.2       0.6 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 26.0 21.0 4.1 10.4 5.4 1.5 4.0 4.3 2.1 1.8 1.0 0.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 20.4 10.7 2.3 15.4 6.6 1.5 3.4 2.4 1.2 1.8 0.8 0.6
Brain and other nervous system 15.0 7.3 1.9 13.8 5.6 1.4 6.0 3.6 1.5 4.2 1.8 0.8
Thyroid 7.4 3.9 1.5 33.2 11.9 1.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.6 3.1 1.2 5.2 1.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 33.6 17.2 3.1 26.0 11.1 2.0 9.0 5.7 2.0 8.0 3.7 1.2
Multiple myeloma 11.6 8.1 2.4 12.4 5.8 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.2 3.8 1.9 0.9
Leukemias 22.6 11.1 2.5 16.0 6.9 1.6 9.0 5.0 1.7 7.6 3.8 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.