Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Northeast Bronx Neighborhood, Bronx, 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 441.8 544.0 22.8 507.6 406.2 16.0 151.8 191.1 13.7 179.2 134.5 9.0
Oral cavity and pharynx 7.8 9.4 3.0 6.4 5.3 1.8 2.4 2.8 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.6
Esophagus 5.2 6.4 2.5 2.6 1.9 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.8
Stomach 12.4 15.5 3.9 15.4 11.1 2.5 6.6 8.4 2.9 8.8 6.1 1.8
Colorectal 54.2 68.2 8.2 66.8 51.3 5.6 18.0 22.7 4.7 22.8 16.4 3.1
Colon excluding rectum 42.6 53.7 7.2 54.0 41.4 5.0 16.2 20.4 4.5 20.4 14.5 2.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 11.6 14.5 3.8 12.8 9.9 2.5 1.8 2.3 1.5 2.4 1.8 1.0
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 14.6 18.2 4.2 6.6 5.2 1.8 6.2 7.6 2.7 3.6 2.6 1.2
Pancreas 12.0 15.2 3.9 20.0 14.6 2.9 8.6 10.8 3.2 13.2 9.6 2.3
Larynx 4.2 5.0 2.2 1.6 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.1 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3
Lung and bronchus 53.4 65.9 7.9 50.0 38.7 4.9 37.6 46.5 6.7 30.4 22.7 3.7
Melanoma of the skin 2.8 3.6 1.9 4.0 3.0 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3
Female breast       139.0 115.4 8.7       33.2 25.7 4.0
Cervix uteri       15.2 13.4 3.0       4.4 3.8 1.6
Corpus uterus and NOS       35.8 28.9 4.3       7.4 5.7 1.8
Ovary       16.8 13.7 3.0       10.0 7.8 2.2
Prostate 164.4 199.6 13.7       26.4 34.4 5.9      
Testis 1.2 1.5 1.2       0.0 0.0 0.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 18.6 24.0 4.9 8.6 6.2 1.9 4.8 6.4 2.6 3.2 2.5 1.2
Kidney and renal pelvis 13.8 16.7 4.0 14.0 11.2 2.7 3.6 4.4 2.0 2.6 1.7 0.9
Brain and other nervous system 6.0 7.1 2.6 7.0 6.3 2.1 3.0 3.7 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.0
Thyroid 3.4 4.2 2.0 12.4 11.0 2.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.6 3.2 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 15.8 19.5 4.3 21.4 17.0 3.3 3.2 4.0 2.0 7.8 6.1 1.9
Multiple myeloma 8.8 11.0 3.3 16.4 12.8 2.8 5.0 6.2 2.4 5.4 4.2 1.6
Leukemias 12.4 15.2 3.8 11.8 9.4 2.4 5.6 7.0 2.6 7.0 5.3 1.8

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.