Cancer Incidence for Elmhurst & South 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 | 597.0 | 403.3 | 388.6-418.4 | 296.6 | 445.6 | 422.2-470.0 | 300.4 | 382.2 | 362.8-402.5 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 14.4 | 9.6 | 7.5-12.2 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 8.0-15.7 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.3 |
| Esophagus | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.1-4.9 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2-2.5 |
| Stomach | 25.6 | 17.6 | 14.6-21.0 | 14.8 | 21.8 | 16.9-27.6 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 10.6-18.5 |
| Colorectal | 48.8 | 34.2 | 29.9-38.8 | 24.2 | 37.3 | 30.7-44.8 | 24.6 | 31.9 | 26.4-38.2 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 33.4 | 23.1 | 19.7-27.0 | 16.2 | 24.8 | 19.5-31.1 | 17.2 | 22.2 | 17.7-27.5 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 15.4 | 11.0 | 8.7-13.8 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 8.8-17.2 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 6.8-13.5 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 21.4 | 14.7 | 12.0-17.8 | 15.2 | 22.6 | 17.6-28.5 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 5.6-11.9 |
| Pancreas | 14.2 | 10.2 | 7.9-12.9 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 7.7-15.7 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 6.3-12.7 |
| Larynx | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.1-3.2 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 2.1-7.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1-1.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 56.8 | 39.9 | 35.3-44.9 | 34.8 | 55.3 | 47.0-64.6 | 22.0 | 28.8 | 23.6-34.8 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.6-5.8 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 2.5-8.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.0-6.3 |
| Female breast | 86.8 | 109.9 | 99.6-121.0 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 7.0 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.3 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 24.2 | 30.1 | 24.9-36.1 | ||||||
| Ovary | 6.2 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.5 | ||||||
| Prostate | 76.4 | 109.6 | 98.4-121.6 | ||||||
| Testis | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.9-5.7 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 18.6 | 13.7 | 11.0-16.9 | 16.0 | 28.6 | 22.5-35.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.7-5.7 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 20.4 | 13.5 | 10.9-16.4 | 12.0 | 16.9 | 12.8-21.9 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 7.2-13.7 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 9.8 | 6.8 | 5.0-9.1 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 6.1-13.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.7-7.5 |
| Thyroid | 38.4 | 24.1 | 20.7-27.8 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 6.9-13.7 | 30.6 | 38.5 | 32.6-45.3 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5-2.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3-2.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4-3.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 25.6 | 17.5 | 14.5-20.9 | 13.4 | 20.6 | 15.8-26.5 | 12.2 | 15.1 | 11.5-19.6 |
| Myeloma | 9.2 | 6.2 | 4.5-8.3 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 5.4-12.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.5-7.0 |
| Leukemias | 17.8 | 12.2 | 9.8-15.1 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 13.3-22.8 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 4.9-10.9 |
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.
