Cancer Incidence for East 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 637.4 483.7 466.9-501.0 285.0 534.5 506.8-563.2 352.4 458.5 436.9-480.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 17.8 13.8 11.1-17.0 12.8 24.4 18.7-31.1 5.0 6.7 4.3-10.0
Esophagus 3.6 2.7 1.6-4.2 1.0 1.9 0.6-4.4 2.6 3.0 1.6-5.3
Stomach 11.4 8.8 6.7-11.5 5.8 11.3 7.5-16.2 5.6 7.5 4.9-11.0
Colorectal 55.0 41.5 36.7-46.7 28.8 55.2 46.5-65.1 26.2 32.2 26.9-38.4
Colon excluding rectum 36.8 27.6 23.7-31.9 18.6 35.8 28.8-43.9 18.2 22.3 17.9-27.6
Rectum & rectosigmoid 18.2 13.9 11.1-17.1 10.2 19.4 14.4-25.5 8.0 9.9 7.0-13.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 26.6 19.6 16.4-23.2 17.2 32.5 26.0-40.2 9.4 11.0 8.1-14.8
Pancreas 20.2 15.0 12.2-18.3 9.6 19.0 14.0-25.2 10.6 12.4 9.3-16.4
Larynx 6.6 5.0 3.4-7.0 5.6 10.7 7.1-15.5 1.0 1.3 0.4-3.2
Lung and bronchus 72.2 53.1 47.7-58.9 31.4 59.4 50.4-69.5 40.8 49.2 42.6-56.7
Melanoma of the skin 6.2 4.6 3.1-6.5 4.0 7.3 4.4-11.3 2.2 2.9 1.4-5.2
Female breast             97.2 131.7 120.0-144.3
Cervix uteri             9.0 13.3 9.6-17.8
Corpus uterus and NOS             27.6 36.4 30.5-43.2
Ovary             7.8 10.3 7.2-14.2
Prostate       69.0 127.2 114.1-141.5      
Testis       4.2 7.3 4.4-11.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 21.8 15.7 12.9-19.0 12.6 23.7 18.2-30.4 9.2 10.6 7.7-14.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 24.0 18.6 15.4-22.2 14.4 26.5 20.7-33.5 9.6 12.7 9.3-17.0
Brain and other central nervous system 8.2 6.8 4.8-9.2 5.0 9.0 5.8-13.4 3.2 5.0 2.8-8.1
Thyroid 20.4 16.4 13.3-19.9 3.2 6.2 3.5-10.0 17.2 25.0 19.9-31.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.6 3.7 2.3-5.6 2.0 3.9 1.8-7.3 2.6 3.8 2.0-6.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 29.4 22.6 19.1-26.7 13.4 25.0 19.3-31.8 16.0 21.0 16.6-26.2
Myeloma 16.0 12.2 9.6-15.2 7.6 14.7 10.4-20.2 8.4 10.4 7.4-14.2
Leukemias 18.2 13.5 10.9-16.7 11.6 20.9 15.8-27.2 6.6 8.5 5.8-12.1

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.