Cancer Incidence for Astoria & Long Island City, Queens 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 | 801.0 | 418.6 | 405.5-432.1 | 395.0 | 464.9 | 444.3-486.4 | 406.0 | 394.6 | 377.1-412.7 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 16.0 | 8.4 | 6.7-10.6 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.4-16.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.2-7.6 |
| Esophagus | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.4-4.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 3.9-9.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5-2.7 |
| Stomach | 21.8 | 11.4 | 9.4-13.8 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 12.1-20.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 5.9-11.0 |
| Colorectal | 69.6 | 36.4 | 32.6-40.5 | 39.4 | 46.7 | 40.3-53.9 | 30.2 | 28.6 | 24.1-33.7 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 49.6 | 25.9 | 22.7-29.4 | 26.4 | 31.7 | 26.4-37.7 | 23.2 | 21.8 | 17.9-26.4 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 20.0 | 10.5 | 8.5-12.8 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.6-19.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 4.7-9.5 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 20.8 | 10.6 | 8.6-12.9 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 14.7-23.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.9-6.8 |
| Pancreas | 25.6 | 13.3 | 11.0-15.8 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 11.6-19.5 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 9.0-15.1 |
| Larynx | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.6-3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.6-6.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4-2.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 88.0 | 45.1 | 40.9-49.6 | 45.8 | 55.5 | 48.4-63.3 | 42.2 | 38.2 | 33.1-43.8 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 16.6 | 8.0 | 6.4-10.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.5 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.6 |
| Female breast | 114.6 | 117.5 | 107.8-127.8 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 10.6 | 11.0 | 8.2-14.6 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 24.8 | 23.7 | 19.6-28.4 | ||||||
| Ovary | 11.0 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.7 | ||||||
| Prostate | 86.8 | 99.9 | 90.6-109.9 | ||||||
| Testis | 6.6 | 5.6 | 3.8-8.1 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 37.2 | 19.5 | 16.8-22.6 | 28.4 | 35.8 | 30.0-42.2 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 24.8 | 13.4 | 11.1-16.1 | 15.8 | 18.1 | 14.3-22.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 6.4-12.1 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 11.2 | 6.4 | 4.8-8.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.2-7.8 |
| Thyroid | 39.0 | 20.8 | 17.9-24.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 6.8-12.9 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 27.1-38.2 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 7.2 | 4.3 | 3.0-6.1 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.8-9.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.3-4.9 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 41.2 | 21.2 | 18.3-24.4 | 24.8 | 28.7 | 23.7-34.4 | 16.4 | 14.6 | 11.5-18.3 |
| Myeloma | 14.6 | 7.4 | 5.8-9.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 5.3-10.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.0-9.6 |
| Leukemias | 25.0 | 13.6 | 11.2-16.3 | 14.8 | 18.4 | 14.4-23.3 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 7.3-13.3 |
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.
