Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Southwest 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 480.2 458.6 18.8 502.6 355.4 13.9 179.8 184.0 12.3 179.0 126.4 8.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 13.6 11.5 2.8 6.8 4.7 1.6 3.6 3.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.5
Esophagus 6.0 5.8 2.1 1.8 1.3 0.8 5.8 5.7 2.1 2.0 1.4 0.9
Stomach 14.0 13.0 3.1 10.6 7.5 2.0 7.8 7.5 2.4 7.0 4.9 1.6
Colorectal 55.8 54.9 6.6 57.2 40.5 4.7 17.0 17.7 3.9 19.2 13.4 2.7
Colon excluding rectum 36.8 37.3 5.5 39.2 27.7 3.9 14.2 14.9 3.6 17.8 12.5 2.6
Rectum & rectosigmoid 19.0 17.6 3.6 18.0 12.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 11.8 10.4 2.7 5.6 4.0 1.5 7.6 7.5 2.4 5.0 3.6 1.4
Pancreas 12.8 13.0 3.3 15.6 11.0 2.4 11.2 11.3 3.0 12.6 9.0 2.2
Larynx 6.4 6.2 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.8 2.0 1.9 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.5
Lung and bronchus 72.8 72.6 7.6 56.4 40.2 4.7 49.2 51.0 6.5 37.4 26.8 3.8
Melanoma of the skin 6.0 6.0 2.2 7.4 5.2 1.7 2.6 2.9 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.8
Female breast       143.2 101.0 7.4       33.6 23.4 3.5
Cervix uteri       14.0 9.9 2.3       4.4 3.1 1.3
Corpus uterus and NOS       40.0 28.3 3.9       6.0 4.3 1.5
Ovary       21.0 14.9 2.9       12.0 8.5 2.1
Prostate 127.6 123.4 9.8       17.2 20.2 4.3      
Testis 4.8 3.4 1.3       0.6 0.4 0.5      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 32.4 33.5 5.3 15.0 10.6 2.4 5.8 6.6 2.4 3.0 2.1 1.1
Kidney and renal pelvis 23.2 20.7 3.9 11.8 8.5 2.2 5.8 5.8 2.2 3.6 2.6 1.2
Brain and other nervous system 8.6 7.7 2.4 7.2 5.1 1.7 5.2 4.8 1.9 2.2 1.6 1.0
Thyroid 5.2 4.5 1.8 15.4 10.8 2.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.2 2.3 1.2 3.2 2.3 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 21.8 18.9 3.6 16.6 11.8 2.5 7.8 7.3 2.4 5.0 3.5 1.4
Multiple myeloma 7.6 7.2 2.3 7.8 5.4 1.7 3.0 3.0 1.6 3.0 2.1 1.0
Leukemias 13.4 12.7 3.1 13.4 9.4 2.3 7.2 7.5 2.5 4.4 3.1 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.