Cancer Incidence for Howard Beach & Ozone Park, 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 | 613.2 | 411.9 | 397.2-427.1 | 294.8 | 439.2 | 416.3-462.9 | 318.4 | 396.6 | 376.9-417.0 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 12.4 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.7 | 8.0 | 11.8 | 8.4-16.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.4-8.5 |
| Esophagus | 6.8 | 4.6 | 3.2-6.5 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8-3.8 |
| Stomach | 14.2 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.8 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.7 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 5.7-11.6 |
| Colorectal | 51.4 | 34.7 | 30.5-39.3 | 28.4 | 41.5 | 34.8-49.3 | 23.0 | 29.0 | 23.8-35.0 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 37.2 | 25.1 | 21.5-29.1 | 20.8 | 30.6 | 24.8-37.3 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 16.2-25.5 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 14.2 | 9.6 | 7.5-12.2 | 7.6 | 11.0 | 7.6-15.3 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.2 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 13.2 | 8.9 | 6.9-11.5 | 9.8 | 14.5 | 10.7-19.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.4-6.9 |
| Pancreas | 19.8 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.6 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 10.9-20.0 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 9.3-16.6 |
| Larynx | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.2-3.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.5-7.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0-1.4 |
| Lung and bronchus | 66.8 | 44.4 | 39.7-49.6 | 32.0 | 48.7 | 41.3-57.2 | 34.8 | 41.5 | 35.5-48.3 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 9.2 | 6.1 | 4.4-8.2 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 5.3-11.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.7-7.2 |
| Female breast | 99.0 | 122.8 | 112.0-134.4 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.4 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 26.2 | 32.2 | 26.8-38.4 | ||||||
| Ovary | 9.6 | 12.6 | 9.2-16.9 | ||||||
| Prostate | 75.0 | 104.5 | 93.9-116.1 | ||||||
| Testis | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9-4.9 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 26.4 | 18.2 | 15.2-21.7 | 18.8 | 30.0 | 24.1-36.9 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 6.5-12.8 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 22.2 | 15.0 | 12.3-18.2 | 15.2 | 22.1 | 17.3-27.9 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.1 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 8.8 | 6.3 | 4.5-8.5 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 5.2-11.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.6-7.3 |
| Thyroid | 24.6 | 17.8 | 14.7-21.3 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.6 | 18.8 | 26.4 | 21.2-32.5 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.9-3.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8-4.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4-3.4 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 23.8 | 16.3 | 13.4-19.6 | 15.0 | 23.6 | 18.5-29.8 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 7.9-14.9 |
| Myeloma | 11.0 | 7.0 | 5.3-9.2 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 5.0-11.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 4.2-9.4 |
| Leukemias | 20.6 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.7 | 14.0 | 22.4 | 17.3-28.5 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.7 |
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.
