Cancer Incidence for Brownsville & Ocean Hill, 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 | 542.6 | 480.6 | 462.2-499.6 | 253.0 | 576.0 | 542.7-610.7 | 289.6 | 425.6 | 403.7-448.5 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 10.6 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.3 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 9.1-20.0 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.1 |
| Esophagus | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.0-5.4 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 2.8-9.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8-4.4 |
| Stomach | 10.8 | 9.6 | 7.2-12.6 | 7.0 | 15.9 | 10.8-22.6 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 3.4-8.9 |
| Colorectal | 46.6 | 42.0 | 36.7-47.9 | 22.2 | 49.5 | 40.3-60.1 | 24.4 | 37.0 | 30.6-44.2 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 33.8 | 30.4 | 25.9-35.5 | 15.0 | 32.8 | 25.5-41.5 | 18.8 | 28.4 | 22.9-34.9 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 12.8 | 11.6 | 8.9-14.8 | 7.2 | 16.7 | 11.4-23.5 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.4 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 14.0 | 11.7 | 9.1-14.9 | 10.0 | 21.1 | 15.4-28.1 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 3.4-8.7 |
| Pancreas | 13.8 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.3 | 6.0 | 14.3 | 9.4-20.9 | 7.8 | 12.0 | 8.5-16.5 |
| Larynx | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.0-5.2 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 3.0-10.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.7-3.9 |
| Lung and bronchus | 57.2 | 52.3 | 46.2-58.9 | 26.8 | 65.1 | 53.9-77.9 | 30.4 | 45.0 | 38.0-52.9 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3-2.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1-3.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2-2.8 |
| Female breast | 89.4 | 129.9 | 118.0-142.7 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 9.6 | 14.1 | 10.3-18.7 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 23.4 | 33.5 | 27.6-40.3 | ||||||
| Ovary | 7.4 | 11.0 | 7.7-15.2 | ||||||
| Prostate | 97.6 | 214.8 | 195.1-236.0 | ||||||
| Testis | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.6-7.1 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 9.0 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.5 | 6.0 | 15.9 | 10.3-23.2 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.5-7.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 18.6 | 16.0 | 12.8-19.6 | 10.2 | 23.2 | 16.9-31.0 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.1 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.3-7.2 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 5.1-13.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.2-5.0 |
| Thyroid | 10.4 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.7 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 1.8-8.3 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 8.9-16.7 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.7-6.3 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 2.8-9.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.8-6.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 21.2 | 19.1 | 15.5-23.2 | 10.8 | 25.7 | 19.0-34.0 | 10.4 | 15.2 | 11.3-20.0 |
| Myeloma | 18.0 | 16.7 | 13.3-20.6 | 6.8 | 17.1 | 11.5-24.2 | 11.2 | 16.7 | 12.5-21.8 |
| Leukemias | 11.0 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.4 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 6.9-16.3 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.0 |
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.
