Cancer Incidence for Briarwood, Fresh Meadows & Hillcrest, 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 | 806.0 | 409.8 | 396.7-423.1 | 382.4 | 424.3 | 404.9-444.4 | 423.6 | 402.8 | 385.1-421.2 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 18.4 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.6 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 8.6-15.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.5 |
| Esophagus | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.7-3.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.0-7.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2-1.9 |
| Stomach | 21.2 | 11.2 | 9.1-13.6 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 10.5-18.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.4 |
| Colorectal | 73.2 | 37.1 | 33.2-41.2 | 39.8 | 45.6 | 39.3-52.7 | 33.4 | 29.8 | 25.3-35.0 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 53.4 | 27.3 | 24.0-31.0 | 29.2 | 34.1 | 28.7-40.3 | 24.2 | 21.5 | 17.7-26.0 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 19.8 | 9.7 | 7.8-11.9 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 8.5-15.2 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.3 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 18.8 | 8.8 | 7.1-10.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 10.5-17.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.2-7.1 |
| Pancreas | 25.2 | 11.9 | 9.8-14.2 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 8.7-15.4 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.3 |
| Larynx | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.1-2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.1-6.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0-1.4 |
| Lung and bronchus | 85.0 | 42.1 | 38.1-46.5 | 43.4 | 47.4 | 41.2-54.4 | 41.6 | 37.9 | 32.7-43.6 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 14.0 | 6.6 | 5.1-8.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 7.0-13.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.7-6.5 |
| Female breast | 133.8 | 130.0 | 119.9-140.8 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 6.0 | 6.5 | 4.3-9.5 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 31.8 | 29.1 | 24.6-34.3 | ||||||
| Ovary | 11.2 | 12.2 | 9.1-16.0 | ||||||
| Prostate | 97.2 | 101.6 | 92.5-111.3 | ||||||
| Testis | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.6-5.4 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 29.4 | 13.9 | 11.7-16.4 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 20.5-30.2 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 3.6-7.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 26.2 | 13.6 | 11.3-16.2 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 15.0-23.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 6.9-12.8 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 10.4 | 5.8 | 4.2-7.7 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2.8-7.1 |
| Thyroid | 37.2 | 22.7 | 19.5-26.4 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.2 | 28.8 | 33.4 | 28.0-39.6 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.5-3.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.4-5.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.8-3.7 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 39.0 | 20.6 | 17.7-23.8 | 21.6 | 25.9 | 21.1-31.5 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 13.0-20.5 |
| Myeloma | 14.4 | 7.0 | 5.4-8.9 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 3.5-7.8 |
| Leukemias | 25.4 | 13.1 | 10.8-15.7 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 12.7-20.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.2 |
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.
