Cancer Incidence for Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone, 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 | 1611.4 | 447.7 | 437.7-458.0 | 773.6 | 462.2 | 447.4-477.4 | 837.8 | 444.1 | 430.1-458.5 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 37.4 | 10.4 | 8.9-12.1 | 24.2 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.4 | 13.2 | 6.9 | 5.2-8.9 |
| Esophagus | 15.0 | 3.9 | 3.0-4.9 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 5.2-8.9 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8-2.4 |
| Stomach | 62.4 | 16.5 | 14.6-18.5 | 37.4 | 21.9 | 18.8-25.4 | 25.0 | 12.1 | 10.0-14.6 |
| Colorectal | 153.2 | 42.1 | 39.1-45.3 | 82.0 | 50.0 | 45.2-55.3 | 71.2 | 35.7 | 31.9-39.8 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 108.4 | 29.3 | 26.8-32.0 | 56.6 | 34.3 | 30.4-38.7 | 51.8 | 25.2 | 22.1-28.7 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 44.8 | 12.8 | 11.1-14.7 | 25.4 | 15.7 | 13.0-18.8 | 19.4 | 10.4 | 8.4-12.9 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 52.8 | 14.1 | 12.4-16.0 | 37.8 | 21.6 | 18.6-25.1 | 15.0 | 7.7 | 6.0-9.8 |
| Pancreas | 54.2 | 13.8 | 12.1-15.6 | 24.8 | 14.3 | 11.9-17.2 | 29.4 | 13.4 | 11.3-15.9 |
| Larynx | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.9-3.4 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 3.3-6.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4-1.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 216.0 | 55.8 | 52.5-59.4 | 113.0 | 66.1 | 60.6-71.9 | 103.0 | 47.9 | 43.7-52.4 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 26.4 | 7.4 | 6.1-8.8 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 7.3-11.9 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 4.4-7.6 |
| Female breast | 237.4 | 131.4 | 123.7-139.5 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 18.6 | 11.5 | 9.2-14.3 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 52.0 | 26.9 | 23.6-30.5 | ||||||
| Ovary | 22.6 | 12.5 | 10.2-15.2 | ||||||
| Prostate | 162.6 | 91.1 | 84.9-97.7 | ||||||
| Testis | 5.2 | 4.6 | 2.9-6.7 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 68.8 | 17.7 | 15.9-19.8 | 49.2 | 29.4 | 25.8-33.4 | 19.6 | 8.7 | 7.0-10.8 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 49.4 | 14.0 | 12.3-16.0 | 31.4 | 19.4 | 16.4-22.8 | 18.0 | 9.5 | 7.6-11.9 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 16.0 | 5.0 | 3.9-6.4 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 3.7-7.3 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 3.3-6.8 |
| Thyroid | 80.8 | 28.2 | 25.4-31.3 | 18.6 | 12.9 | 10.3-16.0 | 62.2 | 42.5 | 37.7-47.7 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.3-2.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.1-3.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.0-3.4 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 65.8 | 17.9 | 16.0-20.1 | 37.4 | 22.6 | 19.4-26.2 | 28.4 | 14.3 | 12.0-17.1 |
| Myeloma | 22.4 | 5.9 | 4.9-7.2 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 5.8-9.8 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 3.4-6.3 |
| Leukemias | 46.0 | 13.8 | 11.9-15.8 | 27.0 | 17.9 | 14.9-21.4 | 19.0 | 10.4 | 8.3-13.0 |
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.
