Cancer Incidence for Upper West Side & West Side, New York (Manhattan) County, 2016-2020

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 1,286.6 448.3 437.0-459.9 614.4 473.5 456.4-491.1 672.2 437.6 422.0-453.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 30.2 10.0 8.4-11.8 21.2 15.6 12.7-19.0 9.0 5.7 4.1-7.8
Esophagus 8.2 2.6 1.9-3.7 5.6 4.3 2.8-6.3 2.6 1.4 0.7-2.6
Stomach 18.0 6.4 5.1-8.1 10.0 8.2 6.0-11.0 8.0 5.2 3.5-7.5
Colorectal 80.8 27.9 25.1-30.9 40.8 31.9 27.6-36.9 40.0 24.8 21.3-28.8
Colon excluding rectum 57.0 19.3 17.1-21.9 26.0 20.3 16.9-24.3 31.0 18.7 15.7-22.2
Rectum & rectosigmoid 23.8 8.5 7.0-10.3 14.8 11.6 9.1-14.8 9.0 6.1 4.4-8.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 18.0 5.7 4.5-7.0 12.0 8.5 6.4-11.1 6.0 3.3 2.2-5.0
Pancreas 40.2 13.0 11.3-15.1 19.2 14.8 11.9-18.2 21.0 11.8 9.6-14.5
Larynx 3.6 1.1 0.7-1.9 3.0 2.1 1.2-3.7 0.6 0.3 0.1-1.3
Lung and bronchus 117.6 38.5 35.4-41.9 49.8 37.9 33.3-43.1 67.8 39.3 35.1-43.9
Melanoma of the skin 68.4 23.6 21.1-26.4 39.4 30.6 26.4-35.4 29.0 18.3 15.3-21.8
Female breast             225.8 154.5 145.2-164.3
Cervix uteri             6.2 4.9 3.3-7.2
Corpus uterus and NOS             45.4 28.5 24.8-32.7
Ovary             12.0 7.6 5.7-10.0
Prostate       184.0 134.3 125.6-143.5      
Testis       7.8 8.5 5.9-12.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 60.8 19.7 17.5-22.1 45.4 34.7 30.3-39.7 15.4 9.2 7.2-11.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 31.2 10.6 8.9-12.5 22.0 16.6 13.6-20.2 9.2 5.9 4.2-8.1
Brain and other central nervous system 17.8 7.1 5.6-9.0 9.2 8.3 5.9-11.3 8.6 6.3 4.3-8.9
Thyroid 47.8 20.0 17.4-22.9 12.0 10.2 7.7-13.3 35.8 28.6 24.3-33.6
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.4 3.4 2.2-5.0 3.0 3.0 1.6-5.2 3.4 3.9 2.1-6.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 70.6 24.4 21.8-27.2 38.2 29.9 25.7-34.7 32.4 20.1 17.0-23.8
Myeloma 23.0 7.4 6.1-9.0 13.2 9.8 7.5-12.6 9.8 5.6 4.1-7.6
Leukemias 43.8 15.3 13.2-17.6 24.0 19.5 16.0-23.6 19.8 11.8 9.4-14.6

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2022.
  • 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.