Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Borough Park Neighborhood, 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 671.0 480.3 16.3 728.2 394.4 13.2 204.4 145.7 8.9 230.4 112.7 6.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 13.8 9.9 2.3 11.8 6.7 1.8 3.0 2.1 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.7
Esophagus 5.4 3.9 1.5 3.6 1.8 0.8 3.8 2.8 1.2 2.2 1.0 0.6
Stomach 27.8 19.9 3.3 19.4 9.7 2.0 10.2 7.3 2.0 10.4 4.6 1.3
Colorectal 97.8 70.3 6.2 105.2 52.3 4.6 27.6 19.7 3.3 30.0 14.0 2.3
Colon excluding rectum 70.4 50.6 5.3 78.8 38.4 3.9 25.0 17.8 3.1 26.4 12.1 2.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 27.4 19.7 3.3 26.4 13.9 2.4 2.6 1.8 1.0 3.6 1.8 0.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 21.4 15.3 2.9 9.4 5.1 1.5 10.6 7.5 2.0 6.8 3.2 1.1
Pancreas 19.8 14.2 2.8 20.2 9.7 2.0 13.6 9.7 2.3 15.0 7.2 1.7
Larynx 8.8 6.4 1.9 2.8 1.5 0.8 2.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5
Lung and bronchus 86.8 62.8 5.9 73.4 37.5 4.0 56.0 40.5 4.7 39.4 19.1 2.8
Melanoma of the skin 16.0 11.4 2.5 12.8 7.5 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.3 0.8
Female breast       189.6 109.3 7.1       40.8 21.0 3.0
Cervix uteri       10.4 6.7 1.8       2.4 1.4 0.8
Corpus uterus and NOS       52.2 29.6 3.6       8.2 4.2 1.3
Ovary       29.6 16.7 2.8       14.8 7.7 1.8
Prostate 147.6 107.3 7.8       21.0 14.7 2.8      
Testis 6.8 4.5 1.5       0.0 0.0 0.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 55.8 40.2 4.7 18.8 8.9 1.9 7.2 5.1 1.7 2.2 0.9 0.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 28.4 20.4 3.4 12.6 6.6 1.7 6.2 4.4 1.5 3.6 1.7 0.8
Brain and other nervous system 12.0 8.2 2.1 8.6 4.7 1.4 5.0 3.4 1.4 3.0 1.6 0.8
Thyroid 10.4 7.1 1.9 31.4 20.1 3.2 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.8 0.9 0.6
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.8 5.0 1.6 5.6 3.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 31.2 22.1 3.5 28.2 15.0 2.5 8.4 6.0 1.8 9.0 4.2 1.3
Multiple myeloma 9.6 6.9 2.0 8.6 4.5 1.4 2.8 2.0 1.1 3.2 1.4 0.7
Leukemias 22.0 15.3 2.9 19.0 9.5 2.0 9.4 6.6 1.9 8.4 4.2 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.