Cancer Incidence for Greenpoint & Williamsburg, Kings (Brooklyn) County, 2015-2019
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 | 511.4 | 383.4 | 368.2-399.0 | 251.6 | 423.3 | 399.3-448.3 | 259.8 | 362.5 | 342.3-383.6 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 11.4 | 9.1 | 6.9-11.9 | 8.2 | 14.6 | 10.4-19.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.6-7.6 |
| Esophagus | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.9-3.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.8-6.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0-1.6 |
| Stomach | 14.6 | 11.1 | 8.7-14.1 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 12.3-22.5 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.4 |
| Colorectal | 43.8 | 32.7 | 28.4-37.5 | 25.8 | 44.1 | 36.5-52.7 | 18.0 | 23.6 | 18.9-29.2 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 31.4 | 23.2 | 19.6-27.2 | 17.6 | 29.4 | 23.4-36.5 | 13.8 | 17.7 | 13.7-22.6 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 12.4 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.2 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 10.4-20.0 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 3.6-9.1 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 12.8 | 9.7 | 7.4-12.5 | 8.8 | 14.9 | 10.7-20.1 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.2-8.4 |
| Pancreas | 19.8 | 15.2 | 12.3-18.6 | 9.6 | 17.2 | 12.6-22.9 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 10.1-18.2 |
| Larynx | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.1-5.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 3.1-8.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.6-3.6 |
| Lung and bronchus | 51.4 | 39.7 | 34.9-44.9 | 25.0 | 45.3 | 37.5-54.1 | 26.4 | 35.3 | 29.5-42.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 13.2 | 9.2 | 7.0-11.9 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 6.5-14.2 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 6.1-13.0 |
| Female breast | 66.6 | 99.9 | 89.0-111.7 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 6.2 | 8.6 | 5.6-12.5 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 20.2 | 29.3 | 23.7-35.8 | ||||||
| Ovary | 8.6 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.2 | ||||||
| Prostate | 52.2 | 90.3 | 79.4-102.2 | ||||||
| Testis | 8.0 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.1 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 19.2 | 14.8 | 12.0-18.2 | 15.0 | 26.7 | 20.8-33.6 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 3.7-9.3 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 18.6 | 13.9 | 11.2-17.2 | 12.4 | 20.1 | 15.2-25.9 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 5.6-11.9 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 11.0 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.8 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 5.5-12.8 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.0 |
| Thyroid | 23.6 | 15.3 | 12.5-18.6 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 5.0-11.7 | 18.0 | 22.8 | 18.0-28.4 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 7.4 | 4.1 | 2.8-5.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.8-7.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.9-5.9 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 26.4 | 20.2 | 16.8-24.0 | 15.4 | 26.3 | 20.5-33.2 | 11.0 | 15.7 | 11.7-20.7 |
| Myeloma | 6.6 | 5.1 | 3.5-7.1 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 2.9-8.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.9-8.0 |
| Leukemias | 14.4 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.7 | 8.6 | 14.4 | 10.3-19.7 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 5.2-11.4 |
Notes
- Incidence data are provisional, November 2021.
- 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.
