Cancer Incidence for Sunnyside & Woodside, 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 589.4 404.9 390.1-420.2 271.8 411.9 389.4-435.4 317.6 417.9 397.1-439.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 17.8 11.6 9.3-14.3 10.2 13.9 10.3-18.5 7.6 9.7 6.8-13.5
Esophagus 4.0 2.8 1.7-4.3 2.8 4.1 2.2-7.1 1.2 1.6 0.6-3.7
Stomach 20.8 14.4 11.7-17.6 13.8 20.8 16.0-26.6 7.0 9.5 6.6-13.3
Colorectal 50.6 36.0 31.6-40.8 25.6 40.2 33.3-48.1 25.0 33.2 27.6-39.8
Colon excluding rectum 30.6 22.0 18.6-25.9 12.8 21.1 16.0-27.2 17.8 23.6 18.9-29.2
Rectum & rectosigmoid 20.0 14.0 11.3-17.1 12.8 19.1 14.6-24.6 7.2 9.6 6.7-13.5
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 15.4 10.2 8.0-12.8 11.2 16.9 12.6-22.2 4.2 5.1 3.1-8.0
Pancreas 14.6 10.6 8.3-13.4 7.8 12.7 8.8-17.5 6.8 9.0 6.2-12.7
Larynx 2.2 1.4 0.7-2.6 2.0 2.8 1.3-5.3 0.2 0.2 0.0-1.6
Lung and bronchus 54.8 37.9 33.5-42.8 28.6 47.2 39.5-55.9 26.2 32.1 26.8-38.3
Melanoma of the skin 14.8 10.3 8.1-13.1 6.8 10.5 7.1-14.8 8.0 10.1 7.2-14.0
Female breast             93.8 124.7 113.4-136.9
Cervix uteri             7.8 9.9 7.0-13.8
Corpus uterus and NOS             24.2 31.7 26.2-38.1
Ovary             9.4 13.2 9.6-17.7
Prostate       58.6 83.8 74.1-94.3      
Testis       4.2 4.5 2.7-7.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 18.6 13.2 10.6-16.3 13.6 22.7 17.4-29.0 5.0 6.4 4.1-9.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 18.2 12.3 9.9-15.2 12.6 18.7 14.3-24.1 5.6 6.6 4.3-9.7
Brain and other central nervous system 7.6 5.5 3.8-7.7 4.4 6.6 4.0-10.1 3.2 4.7 2.6-7.8
Thyroid 34.0 22.9 19.5-26.7 6.4 8.9 6.0-12.8 27.6 37.8 31.6-45.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.6 3.4 2.1-5.2 3.4 5.4 3.0-8.9 1.2 1.4 0.5-3.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 28.8 20.0 16.8-23.7 14.4 21.4 16.6-27.2 14.4 18.9 14.7-24.1
Myeloma 10.4 7.2 5.4-9.6 5.4 7.9 5.1-11.6 5.0 6.4 4.1-9.6
Leukemias 16.8 12.2 9.6-15.2 8.6 12.6 9.0-17.3 8.2 11.7 8.3-16.1

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.