Cancer Incidence for Bushwick, Kings (Brooklyn) 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 396.4 365.1 348.7-382.1 196.6 417.9 390.2-446.8 199.8 333.2 312.5-354.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 9.0 8.3 6.0-11.2 5.2 11.5 7.3-17.0 3.8 5.9 3.5-9.3
Esophagus 3.2 3.1 1.7-5.1 2.4 5.3 2.6-9.4 0.8 1.4 0.4-3.6
Stomach 13.0 12.6 9.6-16.1 7.4 16.4 11.2-23.0 5.6 9.9 6.5-14.3
Colorectal 36.0 35.1 30.0-40.7 22.2 51.0 41.3-62.1 13.8 23.7 18.4-30.1
Colon excluding rectum 25.8 25.6 21.2-30.5 14.6 33.9 26.1-43.3 11.2 19.5 14.7-25.4
Rectum & rectosigmoid 10.2 9.5 7.0-12.5 7.6 17.0 11.8-23.7 2.6 4.2 2.2-7.2
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 9.6 8.9 6.5-11.8 6.4 13.5 9.0-19.3 3.2 5.3 3.0-8.7
Pancreas 11.4 10.8 8.1-14.1 6.4 13.9 9.3-19.9 5.0 8.5 5.4-12.6
Larynx 2.8 2.5 1.4-4.2 2.0 4.2 1.9-7.8 0.8 1.3 0.3-3.3
Lung and bronchus 37.8 39.0 33.5-45.1 20.2 49.0 39.4-60.1 17.6 31.3 25.0-38.6
Melanoma of the skin 3.6 2.8 1.6-4.6 2.0 2.6 1.2-5.3 1.6 2.6 1.1-5.3
Female breast             56.2 93.0 82.3-104.7
Cervix uteri             7.0 11.5 7.9-16.0
Corpus uterus and NOS             20.0 32.6 26.5-39.8
Ovary             5.4 9.0 5.9-13.2
Prostate       47.4 98.0 85.4-112.0      
Testis       6.6 8.1 5.5-11.8      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 11.8 12.0 9.1-15.6 9.0 24.0 17.1-32.5 2.8 4.6 2.5-7.8
Kidney and renal pelvis 10.2 9.8 7.3-12.9 6.4 14.2 9.5-20.2 3.8 6.6 3.9-10.3
Brain and other central nervous system 6.8 5.8 4.0-8.3 4.2 7.4 4.4-11.7 2.6 4.1 2.1-7.0
Thyroid 17.8 13.8 11.0-17.2 5.4 7.8 5.1-11.7 12.4 19.2 14.6-24.7
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.2 2.3 1.3-3.9 2.2 3.4 1.6-6.4 1.0 1.3 0.4-3.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 15.8 14.3 11.2-17.9 9.0 17.8 12.6-24.3 6.8 11.6 8.0-16.3
Myeloma 7.6 7.8 5.5-10.8 3.2 8.9 4.8-14.6 4.4 7.7 4.8-11.6
Leukemias 13.0 11.6 8.9-14.9 7.6 15.4 10.7-21.4 5.4 8.6 5.6-12.7

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.