Cancer Incidence for Jackson Heights & North Corona, 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 723.8 393.6 380.7-406.9 344.2 415.1 395.0-436.0 379.6 393.1 375.3-411.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 17.6 9.3 7.4-11.5 11.2 12.8 9.6-16.8 6.4 6.4 4.3-9.1
Esophagus 3.2 1.8 1.0-3.0 2.0 2.5 1.2-4.6 1.2 1.2 0.4-2.7
Stomach 25.8 14.3 11.9-17.0 13.8 16.3 12.6-20.8 12.0 12.5 9.5-16.2
Colorectal 64.8 35.8 32.0-40.0 33.2 39.2 33.3-45.9 31.6 32.9 27.9-38.5
Colon excluding rectum 43.6 24.3 21.1-27.8 21.0 25.1 20.4-30.6 22.6 23.5 19.3-28.4
Rectum & rectosigmoid 21.2 11.5 9.4-14.0 12.2 14.1 10.7-18.3 9.0 9.3 6.8-12.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 20.4 11.3 9.2-13.7 14.2 17.3 13.4-21.9 6.2 6.2 4.2-8.9
Pancreas 19.8 11.2 9.1-13.7 9.8 12.4 9.0-16.5 10.0 9.8 7.3-13.0
Larynx 2.4 1.5 0.7-2.5 2.0 2.9 1.4-5.3 0.4 0.4 0.1-1.6
Lung and bronchus 59.0 32.9 29.2-36.9 29.0 37.2 31.2-44.0 30.0 30.1 25.4-35.4
Melanoma of the skin 9.8 5.5 4.0-7.3 6.8 8.9 6.1-12.5 3.0 3.3 1.8-5.5
Female breast             104.4 108.6 99.3-118.5
Cervix uteri             10.8 11.7 8.7-15.3
Corpus uterus and NOS             25.6 25.8 21.4-30.7
Ovary             11.0 11.9 8.9-15.5
Prostate       96.0 114.8 104.4-125.9      
Testis       5.8 5.5 3.7-8.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 21.2 12.0 9.8-14.6 14.2 19.3 15.0-24.5 7.0 7.2 5.0-10.1
Kidney and renal pelvis 30.0 16.1 13.6-18.9 18.0 20.9 16.7-25.9 12.0 12.0 9.1-15.5
Brain and other central nervous system 9.2 5.1 3.7-6.8 5.6 6.6 4.3-9.6 3.6 3.9 2.3-6.1
Thyroid 41.2 21.2 18.4-24.4 8.8 8.9 6.4-12.1 32.4 34.7 29.4-40.6
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.6 1.8 1.1-2.9 2.0 1.9 0.9-3.6 1.6 1.7 0.7-3.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 35.0 19.5 16.7-22.7 17.6 22.4 17.7-27.8 17.4 18.1 14.5-22.4
Myeloma 14.8 8.4 6.6-10.6 7.8 10.2 7.2-14.0 7.0 7.3 5.1-10.3
Leukemias 22.4 12.1 9.9-14.6 13.2 15.2 11.6-19.5 9.2 9.6 6.9-12.8

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.