Cancer Incidence for Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans, 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 1134.8 444.1 432.4-456.1 527.8 492.7 473.4-512.5 607.0 418.8 403.8-434.4
Oral cavity and pharynx 22.0 8.5 7.0-10.3 12.8 11.7 9.0-15.1 9.2 6.4 4.7-8.7
Esophagus 10.8 4.2 3.1-5.5 7.4 6.9 4.8-9.6 3.4 2.4 1.4-3.8
Stomach 28.8 11.7 9.9-13.8 16.6 16.8 13.3-20.9 12.2 8.4 6.4-10.9
Colorectal 101.0 39.7 36.2-43.4 45.6 43.5 37.9-49.8 55.4 37.7 33.3-42.5
Colon excluding rectum 74.6 29.5 26.5-32.7 31.0 30.1 25.4-35.4 43.6 29.5 25.6-33.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 26.4 10.2 8.5-12.2 14.6 13.4 10.4-17.0 11.8 8.2 6.2-10.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 24.6 9.5 7.9-11.4 16.8 15.7 12.4-19.6 7.8 5.1 3.6-7.0
Pancreas 34.2 13.9 11.8-16.1 13.6 14.1 10.9-18.0 20.6 13.6 11.1-16.6
Larynx 6.8 2.5 1.7-3.6 5.8 5.4 3.5-7.8 1.0 0.6 0.2-1.6
Lung and bronchus 98.6 39.2 35.7-42.9 49.4 49.3 43.2-56.1 49.2 32.5 28.5-37.0
Melanoma of the skin 4.0 1.6 1.0-2.6 2.2 2.0 1.0-3.7 1.8 1.3 0.6-2.6
Female breast             197.8 137.5 128.9-146.6
Cervix uteri             18.0 13.6 10.8-16.8
Corpus uterus and NOS             57.0 36.5 32.3-41.1
Ovary             15.6 11.3 8.9-14.2
Prostate       214.4 190.0 178.4-202.1      
Testis       3.2 3.1 1.8-5.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 27.0 10.9 9.1-13.0 20.4 20.6 16.7-25.1 6.6 4.4 3.0-6.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 34.6 13.2 11.2-15.3 22.8 20.7 17.0-25.1 11.8 7.8 5.9-10.2
Brain and other central nervous system 10.2 4.3 3.2-5.6 6.0 5.6 3.8-8.1 4.2 3.2 1.9-4.9
Thyroid 30.2 12.8 10.8-15.1 4.6 4.4 2.8-6.6 25.6 20.1 16.7-24.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.6 3.1 2.1-4.3 3.2 3.3 1.9-5.4 3.4 3.0 1.7-4.7
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 32.8 13.0 11.1-15.2 15.0 14.0 10.9-17.7 17.8 12.4 9.9-15.3
Myeloma 31.8 12.5 10.6-14.6 12.2 11.5 8.7-14.8 19.6 13.2 10.6-16.1
Leukemias 28.2 11.6 9.7-13.7 13.0 12.7 9.8-16.3 15.2 11.0 8.6-13.8

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.