Cancer Incidence for Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone, 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 1,577.8 432.0 422.1-442.0 764.0 447.3 432.9-462.2 813.8 426.5 412.8-440.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 37.8 10.4 9.0-12.1 23.8 14.1 11.6-17.0 14.0 7.3 5.6-9.4
Esophagus 14.4 3.6 2.8-4.6 11.0 6.2 4.7-8.2 3.4 1.5 0.9-2.5
Stomach 60.2 15.7 14.0-17.7 37.4 21.6 18.5-25.0 22.8 11.0 9.0-13.3
Colorectal 149.6 40.6 37.6-43.7 78.8 47.5 42.8-52.6 70.8 34.8 31.1-38.8
Colon excluding rectum 107.0 28.4 26.0-31.0 55.0 32.7 28.8-36.9 52.0 24.9 21.8-28.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 42.6 12.1 10.5-14.0 23.8 14.8 12.2-17.8 18.8 9.9 7.9-12.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 48.2 12.8 11.2-14.6 33.4 18.9 16.1-22.2 14.8 7.4 5.8-9.5
Pancreas 53.8 13.4 11.9-15.2 24.4 13.9 11.5-16.7 29.4 13.0 10.9-15.5
Larynx 11.0 2.8 2.1-3.7 8.8 5.0 3.6-6.8 2.2 1.0 0.5-2.0
Lung and bronchus 216.0 54.6 51.3-58.0 113.6 64.5 59.2-70.1 102.4 46.8 42.7-51.2
Melanoma of the skin 24.4 6.6 5.4-7.9 13.6 8.5 6.5-10.9 10.8 5.0 3.7-6.7
Female breast             235.2 129.6 122.0-137.7
Cervix uteri             18.0 11.0 8.8-13.6
Corpus uterus and NOS             45.4 22.7 19.7-26.0
Ovary             21.8 12.0 9.8-14.7
Prostate       163.8 89.5 83.4-96.0      
Testis       4.8 4.3 2.7-6.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 68.2 17.0 15.2-19.0 49.4 28.4 24.9-32.3 18.8 8.1 6.5-10.1
Kidney and renal pelvis 50.2 14.4 12.6-16.4 32.2 20.0 16.9-23.4 18.0 9.5 7.6-11.9
Brain and other central nervous system 16.2 5.0 3.9-6.4 7.8 5.1 3.5-7.1 8.4 4.9 3.4-6.9
Thyroid 72.4 25.4 22.8-28.3 19.0 13.2 10.6-16.3 53.4 36.9 32.4-41.8
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.2 2.1 1.4-3.0 3.6 2.4 1.4-3.9 2.6 1.8 1.0-3.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 66.0 18.0 16.0-20.1 34.6 20.8 17.8-24.3 31.4 15.6 13.1-18.5
Myeloma 22.4 5.6 4.6-6.8 13.6 7.5 5.8-9.6 8.8 4.1 3.0-5.7
Leukemias 42.6 13.0 11.1-15.0 25.4 16.7 13.8-20.1 17.2 10.0 7.8-12.6

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.