Cancer Incidence for Brownsville & Ocean Hill, 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 | 555.6 | 495.8 | 477.0-515.1 | 258.4 | 595.2 | 561.1-630.9 | 297.2 | 439.2 | 416.8-462.5 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 10.6 | 9.4 | 7.0-12.4 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 9.5-20.6 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 4.0-9.9 |
| Esophagus | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.5-6.1 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 3.4-11.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.0-4.9 |
| Stomach | 12.0 | 10.7 | 8.1-13.8 | 6.8 | 15.0 | 10.1-21.3 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 5.1-11.7 |
| Colorectal | 46.4 | 42.5 | 37.1-48.5 | 22.4 | 51.6 | 42.0-62.7 | 24.0 | 36.6 | 30.3-43.9 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 33.0 | 29.9 | 25.4-34.9 | 15.2 | 33.9 | 26.4-42.8 | 17.8 | 26.9 | 21.6-33.2 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 13.4 | 12.6 | 9.7-16.1 | 7.2 | 17.7 | 12.1-25.0 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 6.5-13.7 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 16.0 | 13.6 | 10.7-17.1 | 11.2 | 24.0 | 17.9-31.6 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.2 |
| Pancreas | 14.2 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.5 | 6.4 | 15.0 | 9.9-21.5 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 8.4-16.4 |
| Larynx | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.0-6.6 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 4.5-12.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.1-4.8 |
| Lung and bronchus | 59.2 | 54.0 | 47.9-60.7 | 27.4 | 65.1 | 54.0-77.8 | 31.8 | 47.4 | 40.2-55.5 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0-2.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2-2.7 |
| Female breast | 88.6 | 128.2 | 116.3-140.9 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 10.0 | 14.9 | 11.0-19.7 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 26.6 | 38.8 | 32.4-46.1 | ||||||
| Ovary | 7.4 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.1 | ||||||
| Prostate | 97.4 | 218.5 | 198.3-240.1 | ||||||
| Testis | 1.6 | 3.0 | 1.3-6.3 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 8.8 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.1 | 6.2 | 16.7 | 10.8-24.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.0-6.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 20.4 | 17.6 | 14.3-21.5 | 11.4 | 25.6 | 19.0-33.8 | 9.0 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.3 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 5.6 | 4.8 | 3.2-7.0 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 4.0-11.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.6-6.0 |
| Thyroid | 11.2 | 9.8 | 7.4-12.8 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.5-8.0 | 9.6 | 14.1 | 10.4-18.8 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.5-5.9 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2.4-8.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.6-5.8 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 20.6 | 18.6 | 15.1-22.7 | 10.4 | 24.6 | 18.0-32.7 | 10.2 | 14.9 | 11.1-19.7 |
| Myeloma | 18.0 | 16.8 | 13.4-20.8 | 7.4 | 19.5 | 13.4-27.3 | 10.6 | 15.8 | 11.8-20.8 |
| Leukemias | 11.4 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.5 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 7.7-18.7 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 6.3-13.3 |
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.
