Cancer Incidence for Howard Beach & Ozone Park, Queens County, 2016-2020
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 | 609.4 | 405.9 | 391.3-420.9 | 291.8 | 428.0 | 405.6-451.2 | 317.6 | 394.3 | 374.7-414.7 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 12.4 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.7 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 8.6-16.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.3-8.2 |
| Esophagus | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.7-5.7 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 4.5-10.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.6-3.5 |
| Stomach | 15.0 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.5 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 7.9-15.5 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.2 |
| Colorectal | 52.2 | 35.2 | 31.0-39.9 | 27.4 | 39.5 | 32.9-47.0 | 24.8 | 31.5 | 26.1-37.8 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 37.4 | 25.3 | 21.7-29.3 | 20.8 | 30.0 | 24.3-36.6 | 16.6 | 21.0 | 16.7-26.2 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 14.8 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.6 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.6 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.4 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 11.8 | 7.6 | 5.8-9.9 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 8.8-16.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.1-6.3 |
| Pancreas | 22.0 | 14.8 | 12.1-17.9 | 11.0 | 16.3 | 12.1-21.4 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 10.0-17.5 |
| Larynx | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.7-4.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 3.4-9.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0-1.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 63.0 | 41.2 | 36.7-46.2 | 28.8 | 43.6 | 36.6-51.6 | 34.2 | 40.1 | 34.2-46.8 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 9.6 | 6.2 | 4.5-8.2 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 5.2-11.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.9-7.5 |
| Female breast | 100.0 | 123.7 | 112.9-135.4 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 5.0 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.0 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 26.8 | 33.2 | 27.7-39.6 | ||||||
| Ovary | 9.2 | 11.9 | 8.6-16.0 | ||||||
| Prostate | 73.6 | 100.7 | 90.4-112.0 | ||||||
| Testis | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.7-8.3 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 25.4 | 17.1 | 14.2-20.4 | 18.0 | 27.7 | 22.1-34.3 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.5 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 24.8 | 16.6 | 13.8-19.9 | 17.0 | 24.5 | 19.4-30.6 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.2 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 7.0 | 5.1 | 3.5-7.1 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 3.8-9.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.0-6.5 |
| Thyroid | 24.4 | 17.9 | 14.8-21.4 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.1 | 18.0 | 25.6 | 20.5-31.6 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0-3.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.3-5.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3-3.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 23.2 | 15.8 | 13.0-19.1 | 14.6 | 22.4 | 17.4-28.3 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.8 |
| Myeloma | 10.2 | 6.3 | 4.7-8.4 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.8-8.9 |
| Leukemias | 17.8 | 12.5 | 10.0-15.5 | 12.2 | 19.1 | 14.5-24.7 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 4.7-10.5 |
Notes
- Incidence data are provisional, November 2022.
- 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.
