Cancer Incidence for Jackson Heights & North Corona, Queens 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 701.0 377.3 364.7-390.2 336.8 398.6 379.1-418.9 364.2 375.6 358.2-393.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 15.6 8.1 6.4-10.2 9.8 11.3 8.2-15.0 5.8 5.7 3.8-8.2
Esophagus 3.8 2.2 1.3-3.4 2.0 2.5 1.2-4.6 1.8 1.8 0.8-3.5
Stomach 23.6 13.0 10.7-15.6 12.8 14.8 11.3-19.1 10.8 11.3 8.4-14.8
Colorectal 60.4 32.9 29.2-36.9 34.2 39.6 33.7-46.2 26.2 27.0 22.5-32.2
Colon excluding rectum 39.8 21.9 18.9-25.2 21.0 24.7 20.1-30.1 18.8 19.3 15.6-23.7
Rectum & rectosigmoid 20.6 11.0 9.0-13.4 13.2 14.9 11.4-19.1 7.4 7.7 5.4-10.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 21.6 11.8 9.6-14.3 15.4 18.1 14.1-22.7 6.2 6.3 4.3-9.0
Pancreas 21.0 11.5 9.4-14.0 10.2 12.6 9.2-16.6 10.8 10.5 7.8-13.7
Larynx 1.6 1.0 0.4-1.9 1.4 2.1 0.8-4.3 0.2 0.2 0.0-1.2
Lung and bronchus 57.8 31.6 28.0-35.5 28.8 35.4 29.7-41.9 29.0 28.6 24.1-33.8
Melanoma of the skin 10.6 5.9 4.4-7.8 7.4 9.3 6.5-12.9 3.2 3.5 2.0-5.7
Female breast             104.2 107.6 98.4-117.5
Cervix uteri             10.0 10.6 7.8-14.0
Corpus uterus and NOS             24.6 24.8 20.5-29.6
Ovary             11.0 12.0 9.0-15.7
Prostate       91.8 107.9 98.0-118.6      
Testis       5.0 4.7 3.0-7.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 21.2 11.8 9.7-14.4 15.0 19.8 15.4-25.0 6.2 6.2 4.2-8.9
Kidney and renal pelvis 29.4 15.6 13.2-18.4 17.4 20.4 16.2-25.3 12.0 12.0 9.1-15.6
Brain and other central nervous system 9.4 5.1 3.7-6.8 5.4 6.1 4.0-9.0 4.0 4.3 2.6-6.6
Thyroid 38.0 19.8 17.1-22.9 7.8 7.8 5.5-10.8 30.2 32.9 27.8-38.7
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.0 2.2 1.3-3.4 2.2 2.3 1.1-4.2 1.8 2.2 1.0-4.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 33.0 18.1 15.4-21.1 16.4 19.9 15.6-24.9 16.6 17.3 13.7-21.5
Myeloma 15.0 8.3 6.5-10.5 9.0 11.3 8.2-15.3 6.0 6.4 4.3-9.1
Leukemias 21.2 11.4 9.3-13.9 12.8 14.8 11.3-19.1 8.4 8.7 6.2-11.8

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.