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.
