Cancer Incidence for Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans, 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 1,136.0 439.5 428.0-451.4 526.6 481.5 462.8-500.9 609.4 418.0 403.0-433.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 20.4 7.9 6.4-9.6 12.2 11.2 8.5-14.5 8.2 5.7 4.0-7.8
Esophagus 10.2 3.9 2.9-5.2 7.0 6.3 4.3-8.9 3.2 2.2 1.2-3.6
Stomach 29.4 11.8 9.9-13.9 16.2 16.2 12.8-20.3 13.2 8.8 6.8-11.3
Colorectal 99.2 38.7 35.3-42.3 43.0 40.5 35.2-46.5 56.2 38.0 33.6-42.8
Colon excluding rectum 74.8 29.1 26.2-32.3 31.2 29.7 25.1-35.0 43.6 29.1 25.3-33.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 24.4 9.5 7.9-11.4 11.8 10.8 8.1-14.0 12.6 8.9 6.8-11.5
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 23.2 8.7 7.2-10.5 16.4 15.0 11.9-18.8 6.8 4.2 2.9-6.0
Pancreas 38.6 15.1 13.0-17.4 16.6 15.8 12.5-19.7 22.0 14.3 11.7-17.3
Larynx 6.4 2.4 1.6-3.4 5.4 4.9 3.2-7.3 1.0 0.6 0.2-1.5
Lung and bronchus 93.4 36.4 33.2-40.0 48.8 47.6 41.6-54.2 44.6 29.1 25.3-33.2
Melanoma of the skin 3.4 1.3 0.8-2.1 1.8 1.5 0.7-2.9 1.6 1.1 0.5-2.3
Female breast             200.8 139.0 130.3-148.1
Cervix uteri             17.6 13.3 10.6-16.6
Corpus uterus and NOS             55.6 35.9 31.7-40.5
Ovary             17.6 12.6 10.1-15.7
Prostate       210.4 182.9 171.6-194.7      
Testis       3.0 3.0 1.7-4.9      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 26.0 10.4 8.6-12.4 19.2 18.8 15.1-23.1 6.8 4.7 3.2-6.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 36.4 13.7 11.7-15.9 23.4 20.7 17.0-25.0 13.0 8.4 6.5-10.8
Brain and other central nervous system 12.0 5.0 3.8-6.5 7.0 6.5 4.5-9.1 5.0 3.7 2.4-5.6
Thyroid 31.0 13.3 11.3-15.6 4.6 4.3 2.7-6.6 26.4 21.0 17.5-25.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.2 2.8 1.9-3.9 2.6 2.6 1.3-4.4 3.6 3.0 1.8-4.8
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 37.2 14.5 12.4-16.8 17.8 16.2 12.9-20.1 19.4 13.3 10.7-16.3
Myeloma 27.2 10.3 8.7-12.3 10.6 9.4 7.0-12.4 16.6 10.9 8.7-13.6
Leukemias 30.0 12.3 10.4-14.5 14.0 13.5 10.4-17.1 16.0 11.5 9.1-14.4

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.