Cancer Incidence for Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill, New York (Manhattan) County, 2016-2020
Source: New York State Cancer Registry
| Site of Cancer | Males and Females | Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population | 95% CI | Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 Males | 95% CI | Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 Females | 95% CI | |
| All Invasive Malignant Tumors | 868.2 | 373.6 | 362.5-385.1 | 418.4 | 435.6 | 416.7-455.1 | 449.8 | 340.3 | 326.0-355.1 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 18.8 | 8.1 | 6.5-10.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 10.0-16.9 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 2.9-6.3 |
| Esophagus | 7.6 | 3.1 | 2.2-4.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 3.6-8.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8-2.9 |
| Stomach | 16.8 | 7.4 | 5.9-9.1 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 7.5-13.7 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 3.7-7.5 |
| Colorectal | 78.6 | 33.5 | 30.2-37.0 | 39.2 | 40.5 | 34.9-46.7 | 39.4 | 28.3 | 24.4-32.7 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 55.0 | 23.5 | 20.8-26.5 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 22.1-31.8 | 29.6 | 21.2 | 17.8-25.0 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 23.6 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.0 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 10.7-17.6 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 5.2-9.5 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 22.8 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.6 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.8 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 5.1-9.4 |
| Pancreas | 27.2 | 11.5 | 9.6-13.6 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 12.8-20.6 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 6.4-10.9 |
| Larynx | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.1-2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.6-4.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3-2.1 |
| Lung and bronchus | 68.4 | 28.8 | 25.8-32.1 | 33.2 | 36.4 | 31.0-42.5 | 35.2 | 24.3 | 20.8-28.3 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 11.6 | 5.1 | 3.9-6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.3-5.6 |
| Female breast | 142.0 | 113.1 | 104.8-122.0 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 6.8 | 5.8 | 4.0-8.2 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 36.0 | 26.6 | 22.8-30.9 | ||||||
| Ovary | 14.2 | 11.3 | 8.8-14.4 | ||||||
| Prostate | 148.0 | 149.5 | 138.7-160.9 | ||||||
| Testis | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.9-6.8 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 28.6 | 11.9 | 10.0-14.1 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 17.3-26.1 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 4.5-8.4 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 22.0 | 9.6 | 7.8-11.6 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 10.9-17.9 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 4.4-8.5 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 11.4 | 5.2 | 3.9-6.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 4.6-9.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.4-5.8 |
| Thyroid | 30.2 | 13.7 | 11.6-16.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 4.6-9.5 | 23.6 | 19.8 | 16.3-23.9 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.4-3.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.4-4.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.1-3.7 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 39.0 | 17.0 | 14.7-19.6 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 15.5-23.9 | 21.2 | 15.3 | 12.5-18.6 |
| Myeloma | 19.2 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.2 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 8.0-14.4 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 5.1-9.3 |
| Leukemias | 25.6 | 11.4 | 9.5-13.6 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 12.4-20.0 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 6.0-10.9 |
Notes
- Incidence data are provisional, November 2022.
- 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 per year are unstable and should be used with caution. NOS = Not otherwise specified.
- NYC neighborhoods were defined in terms of Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs approximate NYC Community Districts (CDs).
- For more information about PUMAs, please refer to http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/nyc-population/geographic-reference.page.
