Cancer Incidence for Crown Heights North & Prospect Heights, 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 527.2 429.1 412.5-446.1 242.4 491.4 463.0-521.2 284.8 393.1 372.6-414.4
Oral cavity and pharynx 11.4 9.1 6.8-11.8 7.2 14.6 10.0-20.4 4.2 5.6 3.5-8.7
Esophagus 5.2 4.4 2.9-6.5 3.6 7.9 4.6-12.6 1.6 2.2 0.9-4.3
Stomach 10.6 8.7 6.5-11.4 6.6 14.3 9.6-20.3 4.0 5.3 3.2-8.3
Colorectal 48.8 40.8 35.7-46.3 23.0 51.0 41.7-61.6 25.8 35.0 29.2-41.8
Colon excluding rectum 36.8 31.1 26.7-36.0 15.8 37.0 29.0-46.4 21.0 28.4 23.1-34.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 12.0 9.7 7.3-12.5 7.2 14.0 9.6-19.6 4.8 6.6 4.2-10.0
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 10.0 7.5 5.5-9.9 7.0 12.8 8.8-18.1 3.0 3.8 2.1-6.3
Pancreas 17.0 14.1 11.2-17.5 7.0 14.0 9.5-19.7 10.0 14.0 10.4-18.6
Larynx 4.0 3.4 2.0-5.2 2.8 6.6 3.5-11.1 1.2 1.5 0.5-3.4
Lung and bronchus 45.0 37.9 33.0-43.3 22.4 47.3 38.7-57.3 22.6 31.8 26.1-38.4
Melanoma of the skin 6.2 4.4 2.9-6.3 3.8 6.5 3.8-10.4 2.4 2.9 1.4-5.2
Female breast             93.8 131.1 119.3-143.7
Cervix uteri             7.4 10.1 7.1-14.1
Corpus uterus and NOS             28.8 39.3 33.1-46.4
Ovary             8.4 12.1 8.7-16.5
Prostate       82.0 163.0 147.0-180.2      
Testis       3.8 5.3 3.1-8.5      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 12.0 10.4 7.9-13.5 9.6 21.2 15.4-28.4 2.4 3.7 1.9-6.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 14.0 10.9 8.5-13.9 7.2 14.2 9.8-19.9 6.8 8.6 5.9-12.1
Brain and other central nervous system 8.6 6.8 4.9-9.2 4.8 8.4 5.3-12.6 3.8 5.5 3.3-8.7
Thyroid 17.8 13.7 11.0-17.0 4.4 8.3 5.1-12.7 13.4 18.1 13.9-23.1
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.8 3.0 1.8-4.8 1.6 2.8 1.2-5.7 2.2 3.1 1.5-5.6
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 18.0 14.3 11.4-17.6 10.0 19.4 14.2-25.8 8.0 10.4 7.4-14.2
Myeloma 12.8 10.8 8.3-13.9 5.8 12.4 8.1-18.0 7.0 9.8 6.8-13.8
Leukemias 11.6 9.8 7.4-12.8 7.0 14.7 10.1-20.7 4.6 6.2 3.9-9.4

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.