Cancer Incidence for Central Harlem, 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 608.0 494.1 476.5-512.1 285.8 560.0 530.5-590.7 322.2 455.3 433.2-478.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 12.8 10.4 8.0-13.3 8.6 17.3 12.3-23.5 4.2 5.8 3.6-9.0
Esophagus 4.2 3.6 2.2-5.5 2.0 4.9 2.3-8.9 2.2 3.0 1.5-5.5
Stomach 14.0 11.7 9.1-14.8 6.8 14.2 9.7-20.0 7.2 10.0 7.0-14.0
Colorectal 49.8 40.4 35.5-45.8 25.6 50.2 41.6-60.0 24.2 33.9 28.1-40.6
Colon excluding rectum 34.4 28.1 24.0-32.7 18.0 36.3 29.0-44.9 16.4 22.7 18.1-28.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 15.4 12.3 9.7-15.4 7.6 13.9 9.8-19.3 7.8 11.2 7.9-15.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 18.0 14.5 11.6-17.8 12.6 24.5 18.6-31.5 5.4 7.6 5.0-11.1
Pancreas 22.6 18.4 15.2-22.2 10.0 19.2 14.1-25.5 12.6 17.3 13.3-22.3
Larynx 4.8 3.7 2.4-5.6 3.8 7.2 4.3-11.4 1.0 1.4 0.4-3.3
Lung and bronchus 69.0 57.0 51.1-63.4 30.8 63.6 53.6-74.7 38.2 52.8 45.5-61.0
Melanoma of the skin 4.0 3.2 2.0-5.0 2.2 4.0 2.0-7.3 1.8 2.6 1.2-5.1
Female breast             102.0 146.3 133.8-159.6
Cervix uteri             8.6 12.0 8.7-16.3
Corpus uterus and NOS             27.6 38.5 32.3-45.5
Ovary             5.8 8.6 5.8-12.5
Prostate       94.8 183.3 166.7-201.0      
Testis       4.0 6.8 4.1-10.6      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 16.6 13.8 11.0-17.2 10.8 22.7 16.9-29.7 5.8 8.1 5.4-11.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 21.4 17.4 14.2-21.0 12.2 23.3 17.7-30.1 9.2 13.2 9.7-17.7
Brain and other central nervous system 4.4 3.5 2.2-5.4 1.8 3.3 1.5-6.3 2.6 3.7 1.9-6.5
Thyroid 15.2 11.8 9.3-14.8 3.8 6.4 3.8-10.1 11.4 16.2 12.2-21.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.2 3.3 2.0-5.1 2.6 4.4 2.3-7.6 1.6 2.4 1.0-4.9
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 22.2 18.6 15.2-22.4 11.6 22.3 16.8-29.0 10.6 15.5 11.6-20.4
Myeloma 13.2 11.0 8.5-14.0 6.2 12.0 8.1-17.2 7.0 9.9 6.9-13.9
Leukemias 14.0 11.7 9.1-14.8 6.8 13.9 9.5-19.6 7.2 10.2 7.1-14.2

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.