Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Southeast Queens 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 472.6 558.7 23.0 447.6 370.7 15.4 149.2 189.9 13.9 165.6 136.0 9.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 10.6 12.6 3.5 6.0 4.9 1.7 3.2 3.7 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.9
Esophagus 5.6 6.6 2.5 2.6 2.1 1.1 5.0 5.9 2.4 1.6 1.3 0.9
Stomach 13.4 16.1 3.9 10.0 8.2 2.3 7.0 9.5 3.2 6.4 5.3 1.8
Colorectal 50.4 61.4 7.7 57.6 46.7 5.4 18.0 22.3 4.7 20.4 16.6 3.2
Colon excluding rectum 35.4 43.8 6.6 42.2 34.3 4.6 15.8 19.9 4.5 17.8 14.5 3.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 15.0 17.6 4.1 15.4 12.4 2.8 2.2 2.4 1.5 2.6 2.2 1.2
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 9.4 10.4 3.0 3.2 2.6 1.3 6.2 7.0 2.5 3.6 2.9 1.4
Pancreas 10.0 12.7 3.6 13.2 10.9 2.6 8.6 11.6 3.5 12.4 10.1 2.5
Larynx 4.2 4.6 2.0 1.8 1.4 0.9 3.2 3.6 1.8 0.6 0.5 0.6
Lung and bronchus 50.2 62.4 7.9 51.8 42.1 5.1 36.6 45.7 6.8 31.2 25.3 4.0
Melanoma of the skin 7.6 10.5 3.4 5.6 4.6 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.7
Female breast       127.6 106.2 8.3       30.6 25.5 4.1
Cervix uteri       10.4 8.8 2.4       3.6 3.1 1.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       34.2 28.3 4.3       9.2 7.6 2.2
Ovary       15.6 12.7 2.8       8.6 6.9 2.1
Prostate 201.8 228.5 14.4       23.0 31.9 6.0      
Testis 2.0 2.2 1.4       0.0 0.0 0.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 21.4 27.7 5.4 9.6 7.9 2.2 3.0 4.0 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 14.0 16.4 3.9 10.2 8.5 2.3 2.2 2.7 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.0
Brain and other nervous system 4.0 4.4 2.0 4.2 3.5 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.3 3.8 3.2 1.4
Thyroid 1.8 2.1 1.4 14.0 12.4 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.8 3.1 1.6 3.6 3.3 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 18.6 22.6 4.7 17.6 14.9 3.1 6.8 8.5 2.9 5.4 4.4 1.7
Multiple myeloma 10.2 12.1 3.4 8.0 6.6 2.0 4.6 5.7 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.1
Leukemias 12.4 14.7 3.7 7.6 6.3 2.0 7.6 9.7 3.1 4.0 3.3 1.4

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.