Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Jamaica Neighborhood, Queens, 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 586.2 519.2 19.1 589.2 354.5 12.9 200.8 188.5 11.9 220.2 130.1 7.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 17.0 14.5 3.1 8.8 5.3 1.6 5.0 4.1 1.6 2.0 1.2 0.7
Esophagus 8.4 7.4 2.3 7.0 4.1 1.4 5.2 4.7 1.9 4.0 2.4 1.0
Stomach 17.0 15.8 3.4 18.4 10.9 2.2 8.6 8.3 2.5 10.4 6.0 1.6
Colorectal 64.8 59.6 6.6 77.2 45.4 4.5 24.6 23.2 4.2 25.0 14.6 2.6
Colon excluding rectum 44.8 41.4 5.5 60.2 35.3 4.0 20.4 19.3 3.8 22.2 12.9 2.4
Rectum & rectosigmoid 20.0 18.2 3.6 17.0 10.1 2.2 4.2 3.9 1.7 2.8 1.7 0.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 12.8 10.7 2.6 7.0 4.2 1.4 9.4 8.3 2.4 4.8 2.8 1.1
Pancreas 12.2 11.2 2.9 16.4 9.4 2.1 9.4 8.5 2.5 13.0 7.4 1.8
Larynx 7.2 6.2 2.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 2.4 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.3
Lung and bronchus 75.6 69.2 7.1 59.8 35.6 4.1 49.2 45.7 5.8 39.2 23.1 3.2
Melanoma of the skin 3.2 2.9 1.5 2.6 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.5
Female breast       166.8 101.8 6.9       46.2 27.5 3.6
Cervix uteri       18.4 11.7 2.4       4.4 2.7 1.1
Corpus uterus and NOS       52.6 31.4 3.8       11.0 6.6 1.8
Ovary       20.4 12.4 2.4       11.0 6.6 1.7
Prostate 230.8 202.6 11.8       36.4 37.6 5.5      
Testis 2.6 1.9 1.0       0.6 0.5 0.6      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 22.0 21.0 4.0 9.4 5.5 1.6 4.0 4.1 1.8 4.0 2.3 1.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 17.4 15.3 3.3 11.6 7.0 1.8 4.2 4.2 1.8 1.8 1.1 0.7
Brain and other nervous system 9.2 7.8 2.3 6.0 3.8 1.4 3.4 2.9 1.4 2.8 1.8 0.9
Thyroid 4.8 4.0 1.6 15.8 9.8 2.2 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.4 3.3 1.4 3.0 1.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 14.8 12.2 2.8 17.6 10.5 2.2 7.8 6.7 2.1 5.6 3.3 1.2
Multiple myeloma 13.4 11.7 2.8 12.0 7.1 1.8 5.0 4.5 1.8 6.8 4.0 1.4
Leukemias 17.0 15.0 3.2 11.0 6.6 1.8 7.4 6.8 2.2 5.4 3.2 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.