Cancer Incidence for Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill, New York (Manhattan) 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 | 885.0 | 384.1 | 372.8-395.8 | 435.0 | 458.4 | 438.9-478.5 | 450.0 | 343.2 | 328.8-358.1 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 19.6 | 8.7 | 7.0-10.6 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 10.9-18.1 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 3.1-6.5 |
| Esophagus | 8.2 | 3.4 | 2.4-4.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.5-8.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.1-3.4 |
| Stomach | 18.4 | 8.2 | 6.6-10.1 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 8.1-14.6 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 4.6-8.7 |
| Colorectal | 80.8 | 34.9 | 31.5-38.5 | 42.2 | 44.7 | 38.7-51.3 | 38.6 | 28.1 | 24.2-32.5 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 56.4 | 24.4 | 21.6-27.4 | 27.0 | 29.2 | 24.4-34.7 | 29.4 | 21.2 | 17.9-25.0 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 24.4 | 10.5 | 8.7-12.6 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 12.1-19.4 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 5.0-9.3 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 22.4 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.7 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 10.8-17.8 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 4.6-8.7 |
| Pancreas | 28.6 | 12.3 | 10.3-14.5 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 13.8-21.8 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 6.8-11.6 |
| Larynx | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.2-2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.7-5.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4-2.2 |
| Lung and bronchus | 70.0 | 30.1 | 27.0-33.4 | 33.8 | 37.5 | 32.0-43.7 | 36.2 | 25.5 | 21.9-29.6 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 12.4 | 5.4 | 4.1-6.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 5.6-11.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.4-5.6 |
| Female breast | 140.6 | 111.6 | 103.3-120.4 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 7.6 | 6.6 | 4.6-9.1 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 37.2 | 28.0 | 24.1-32.5 | ||||||
| Ovary | 16.2 | 13.1 | 10.4-16.4 | ||||||
| Prostate | 149.4 | 152.0 | 141.0-163.5 | ||||||
| Testis | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.3-5.8 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 29.4 | 12.6 | 10.6-14.8 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 20.5-30.2 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 3.6-7.3 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 23.8 | 10.5 | 8.7-12.6 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 12.4-19.9 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 4.7-8.9 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 12.6 | 5.7 | 4.4-7.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 4.4-9.3 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 3.4-7.3 |
| Thyroid | 31.6 | 14.2 | 12.0-16.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.3 | 24.2 | 20.4 | 16.9-24.5 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.6-3.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.5-5.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2-3.9 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 40.4 | 17.8 | 15.4-20.5 | 20.2 | 22.3 | 18.1-27.2 | 20.2 | 14.9 | 12.1-18.2 |
| Myeloma | 20.4 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.9 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 8.5-15.2 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 5.5-9.9 |
| Leukemias | 23.4 | 10.5 | 8.7-12.7 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 12.3-19.9 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 4.9-9.4 |
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.
