Cancer Incidence for Bensonhurst & Bath Beach, 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 1021.6 429.8 417.9-442.1 494.4 452.0 434.1-470.4 527.2 422.1 405.6-439.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 29.8 12.9 10.8-15.2 18.2 16.9 13.6-20.9 11.6 9.3 7.0-12.2
Esophagus 7.2 2.8 2.0-4.0 6.0 5.2 3.5-7.6 1.2 0.8 0.3-1.9
Stomach 29.0 11.8 9.9-13.9 18.4 16.7 13.5-20.6 10.6 7.8 5.8-10.4
Colorectal 90.6 37.0 33.6-40.7 49.4 44.8 39.4-50.9 41.2 30.4 26.2-35.1
Colon excluding rectum 61.4 24.8 22.0-27.8 31.8 28.7 24.3-33.6 29.6 21.6 18.1-25.6
Rectum & rectosigmoid 29.2 12.2 10.3-14.4 17.6 16.2 12.9-20.0 11.6 8.8 6.6-11.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 30.0 12.6 10.6-14.8 21.2 19.7 16.1-23.9 8.8 6.0 4.4-8.3
Pancreas 27.6 10.9 9.1-13.0 13.4 12.2 9.4-15.6 14.2 10.0 7.8-12.8
Larynx 7.4 3.0 2.1-4.2 6.8 6.2 4.2-8.7 0.6 0.4 0.1-1.4
Lung and bronchus 147.8 58.6 54.4-63.0 82.4 73.8 66.8-81.4 65.4 47.5 42.3-53.1
Melanoma of the skin 23.6 9.8 8.1-11.8 11.8 11.2 8.5-14.5 11.8 9.0 6.7-11.8
Female breast             146.2 122.2 113.2-131.7
Cervix uteri             8.6 8.2 5.9-11.2
Corpus uterus and NOS             32.2 25.4 21.5-29.8
Ovary             15.2 12.1 9.5-15.3
Prostate       82.4 72.5 65.6-80.0      
Testis       6.2 6.6 4.4-9.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 40.4 15.9 13.8-18.3 32.6 29.3 24.9-34.2 7.8 5.7 4.1-8.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 37.4 16.1 13.8-18.7 24.4 22.6 18.8-27.1 13.0 10.6 8.1-13.6
Brain and other central nervous system 14.6 6.9 5.3-8.7 8.4 8.4 6.0-11.4 6.2 5.5 3.6-8.0
Thyroid 65.6 31.7 28.3-35.4 17.2 16.5 13.1-20.6 48.4 46.7 40.9-53.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.0 3.6 2.5-5.0 4.8 5.1 3.3-7.7 2.2 2.2 1.0-3.9
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 41.8 17.6 15.2-20.3 22.2 20.5 16.8-24.8 19.6 15.0 12.1-18.5
Myeloma 13.8 5.4 4.2-6.9 7.4 6.7 4.7-9.3 6.4 4.3 2.9-6.2
Leukemias 30.8 13.6 11.5-16.0 17.8 16.8 13.5-20.8 13.0 11.1 8.4-14.4

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.