Cancer Incidence for Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach & Homecrest, 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 | 978.6 | 469.2 | 455.5-483.1 | 463.0 | 479.7 | 459.8-500.3 | 515.6 | 469.2 | 450.1-488.9 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 22.6 | 11.0 | 9.0-13.4 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 10.4-17.9 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.4 |
| Esophagus | 4.6 | 2.1 | 1.3-3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.7-5.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5-2.8 |
| Stomach | 24.2 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.7 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 9.6-16.5 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 7.7-13.7 |
| Colorectal | 87.8 | 40.3 | 36.5-44.5 | 44.8 | 45.5 | 39.5-52.1 | 43.0 | 36.2 | 31.2-41.8 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 66.2 | 29.9 | 26.6-33.5 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 28.2-38.9 | 33.0 | 27.3 | 23.1-32.2 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 21.6 | 10.4 | 8.5-12.7 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.0 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.9 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 16.6 | 7.6 | 6.0-9.6 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 8.5-15.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.9-6.8 |
| Pancreas | 34.2 | 15.0 | 12.8-17.6 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 13.4-21.0 | 17.4 | 13.4 | 10.7-16.8 |
| Larynx | 4.6 | 2.1 | 1.3-3.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.7-6.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0-1.1 |
| Lung and bronchus | 110.8 | 48.7 | 44.6-53.1 | 63.4 | 63.7 | 56.7-71.3 | 47.4 | 36.8 | 32.2-42.1 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 30.6 | 15.0 | 12.6-17.6 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 14.4-22.5 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 9.8-16.5 |
| Female breast | 147.4 | 139.8 | 129.2-151.0 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 7.4 | 7.7 | 5.3-10.9 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 36.6 | 33.1 | 28.2-38.6 | ||||||
| Ovary | 14.0 | 13.7 | 10.5-17.6 | ||||||
| Prostate | 97.6 | 95.0 | 86.6-104.0 | ||||||
| Testis | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.5-7.5 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 53.8 | 23.8 | 21.0-27.0 | 42.4 | 43.4 | 37.6-49.9 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 6.6-11.7 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 35.6 | 17.9 | 15.2-20.9 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 19.7-29.2 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 9.6-16.4 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 12.0 | 6.2 | 4.7-8.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.7-8.3 |
| Thyroid | 52.6 | 32.0 | 28.0-36.3 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 10.9-18.8 | 40.4 | 48.5 | 41.7-56.1 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.1-5.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.0-6.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.5-5.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 47.4 | 23.9 | 20.9-27.4 | 24.8 | 28.1 | 23.2-33.7 | 22.6 | 20.1 | 16.4-24.5 |
| Myeloma | 12.0 | 5.2 | 4.0-6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 4.3-9.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.9-6.7 |
| Leukemias | 33.0 | 15.8 | 13.4-18.6 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 15.4-23.9 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 10.4-17.2 |
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.
