Cancer Incidence for Far Rockaway, Breezy Point & Broad Channel, 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 671.4 467.2 451.0-483.7 336.2 506.6 482.0-532.2 335.2 437.3 416.0-459.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 18.2 12.8 10.3-15.9 11.8 17.7 13.4-23.0 6.4 9.0 6.1-12.9
Esophagus 5.2 3.3 2.2-4.9 3.4 4.9 2.8-8.1 1.8 2.0 0.9-4.0
Stomach 12.2 8.5 6.4-11.0 6.4 9.9 6.7-14.2 5.8 7.4 4.8-10.8
Colorectal 61.6 43.7 38.8-49.0 34.0 52.7 44.9-61.6 27.6 35.9 30.0-42.7
Colon excluding rectum 42.0 29.3 25.4-33.7 21.2 32.8 26.7-40.0 20.8 26.1 21.3-31.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 19.6 14.3 11.5-17.6 12.8 19.9 15.2-25.7 6.8 9.8 6.6-13.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 14.2 8.9 6.9-11.3 9.6 13.5 9.8-18.1 4.6 5.1 3.2-7.9
Pancreas 21.6 14.1 11.5-17.1 9.8 14.2 10.4-18.9 11.8 13.8 10.5-18.0
Larynx 5.6 3.6 2.4-5.3 4.6 6.5 4.1-10.0 1.0 1.3 0.4-3.1
Lung and bronchus 77.4 50.9 45.9-56.4 38.6 57.3 49.3-66.3 38.8 46.5 40.1-53.8
Melanoma of the skin 20.6 14.6 11.9-17.9 12.0 18.9 14.3-24.5 8.6 11.5 8.2-15.7
Female breast             91.0 122.1 110.8-134.3
Cervix uteri             5.6 7.6 4.9-11.1
Corpus uterus and NOS             25.2 32.2 26.7-38.7
Ovary             9.8 13.5 9.9-18.1
Prostate       93.4 130.8 119.0-143.6      
Testis       2.4 4.4 2.2-7.8      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 21.6 14.3 11.7-17.3 15.0 23.0 18.0-29.1 6.6 7.5 5.2-10.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 24.8 17.6 14.6-21.1 16.8 26.3 20.8-32.8 8.0 10.6 7.5-14.6
Brain and other central nervous system 7.4 5.6 3.9-7.7 3.6 5.6 3.2-9.0 3.8 5.3 3.1-8.5
Thyroid 19.4 16.1 12.9-19.8 4.8 7.4 4.6-11.3 14.6 23.5 18.2-29.7
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.0 3.2 1.9-5.0 2.2 3.6 1.7-6.5 1.8 3.0 1.3-5.7
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 26.6 19.0 15.8-22.6 14.6 22.6 17.6-28.7 12.0 16.0 12.1-20.8
Myeloma 13.4 9.5 7.3-12.2 6.4 9.8 6.6-14.0 7.0 9.3 6.4-13.2
Leukemias 20.6 15.3 12.4-18.7 12.6 22.0 16.8-28.4 8.0 9.9 7.0-13.7

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.