Cancer Incidence for Jackson Heights & North Corona, Queens 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 | 701.0 | 377.3 | 364.7-390.2 | 336.8 | 398.6 | 379.1-418.9 | 364.2 | 375.6 | 358.2-393.5 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 15.6 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.2 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 8.2-15.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 3.8-8.2 |
| Esophagus | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.3-3.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2-4.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.8-3.5 |
| Stomach | 23.6 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.6 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 11.3-19.1 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 8.4-14.8 |
| Colorectal | 60.4 | 32.9 | 29.2-36.9 | 34.2 | 39.6 | 33.7-46.2 | 26.2 | 27.0 | 22.5-32.2 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 39.8 | 21.9 | 18.9-25.2 | 21.0 | 24.7 | 20.1-30.1 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 15.6-23.7 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 20.6 | 11.0 | 9.0-13.4 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 11.4-19.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 5.4-10.7 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 21.6 | 11.8 | 9.6-14.3 | 15.4 | 18.1 | 14.1-22.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.3-9.0 |
| Pancreas | 21.0 | 11.5 | 9.4-14.0 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 9.2-16.6 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 7.8-13.7 |
| Larynx | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4-1.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8-4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0-1.2 |
| Lung and bronchus | 57.8 | 31.6 | 28.0-35.5 | 28.8 | 35.4 | 29.7-41.9 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 24.1-33.8 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 10.6 | 5.9 | 4.4-7.8 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 6.5-12.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.0-5.7 |
| Female breast | 104.2 | 107.6 | 98.4-117.5 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 10.0 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.0 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 24.6 | 24.8 | 20.5-29.6 | ||||||
| Ovary | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.0-15.7 | ||||||
| Prostate | 91.8 | 107.9 | 98.0-118.6 | ||||||
| Testis | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.0-7.0 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 21.2 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.4 | 15.0 | 19.8 | 15.4-25.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.2-8.9 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 29.4 | 15.6 | 13.2-18.4 | 17.4 | 20.4 | 16.2-25.3 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.6 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 9.4 | 5.1 | 3.7-6.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.0-9.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 2.6-6.6 |
| Thyroid | 38.0 | 19.8 | 17.1-22.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.8 | 30.2 | 32.9 | 27.8-38.7 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.3-3.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.1-4.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.0-4.1 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 33.0 | 18.1 | 15.4-21.1 | 16.4 | 19.9 | 15.6-24.9 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 13.7-21.5 |
| Myeloma | 15.0 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.5 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 8.2-15.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 4.3-9.1 |
| Leukemias | 21.2 | 11.4 | 9.3-13.9 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 11.3-19.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 6.2-11.8 |
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.
