Cancer Incidence for Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene, 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 | 594.6 | 494.7 | 476.6-513.3 | 273.0 | 528.5 | 500.0-558.2 | 321.6 | 479.8 | 455.9-504.7 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 14.6 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.6 | 10.6 | 20.3 | 15.1-26.8 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 3.7-9.5 |
| Esophagus | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.0-5.2 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 1.9-8.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.3-5.5 |
| Stomach | 9.8 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.0 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 6.7-15.3 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.3 |
| Colorectal | 50.8 | 43.8 | 38.5-49.7 | 28.8 | 58.5 | 49.1-69.2 | 22.0 | 33.0 | 27.0-40.0 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 33.4 | 29.2 | 24.9-34.1 | 17.6 | 36.9 | 29.4-45.6 | 15.8 | 23.5 | 18.5-29.5 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 17.4 | 14.6 | 11.6-18.1 | 11.2 | 21.7 | 16.2-28.4 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 6.4-13.7 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 11.8 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.3 | 8.8 | 16.7 | 12.0-22.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.2-6.9 |
| Pancreas | 16.0 | 13.7 | 10.8-17.2 | 7.0 | 14.2 | 9.7-19.9 | 9.0 | 13.6 | 9.9-18.4 |
| Larynx | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.6-4.6 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2.4-8.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5-3.6 |
| Lung and bronchus | 53.2 | 45.3 | 39.9-51.2 | 25.4 | 51.4 | 42.7-61.4 | 27.8 | 40.7 | 34.1-48.3 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 19.0 | 15.6 | 12.5-19.2 | 10.4 | 20.1 | 14.8-26.6 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 8.8-16.9 |
| Female breast | 108.0 | 167.6 | 153.4-182.8 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 6.0 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.1 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 27.4 | 39.6 | 33.1-47.0 | ||||||
| Ovary | 7.8 | 10.5 | 7.4-14.6 | ||||||
| Prostate | 71.6 | 137.2 | 123.0-152.6 | ||||||
| Testis | 6.0 | 8.0 | 5.2-11.8 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 16.6 | 14.3 | 11.3-17.8 | 11.6 | 24.1 | 18.2-31.4 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 4.5-10.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 20.0 | 15.8 | 12.8-19.3 | 12.2 | 22.7 | 17.2-29.4 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 7.2-14.1 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 5.4 | 4.4 | 2.9-6.5 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 2.8-8.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.0-6.7 |
| Thyroid | 26.2 | 19.3 | 15.9-23.1 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 7.3-15.4 | 19.6 | 26.9 | 21.6-33.3 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.5-6.2 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 3.2-9.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.1-5.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 24.4 | 20.7 | 17.0-24.8 | 13.4 | 25.0 | 19.2-32.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 12.7-22.4 |
| Myeloma | 13.6 | 11.6 | 9.0-14.8 | 6.4 | 13.8 | 9.4-19.6 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 7.2-14.5 |
| Leukemias | 17.6 | 15.1 | 12.0-18.7 | 11.2 | 21.8 | 16.3-28.5 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 6.4-13.8 |
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.
