Cancer Incidence for Far Rockaway, Breezy Point & Broad Channel, 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 | 672.2 | 474.5 | 458.2-491.3 | 330.8 | 508.1 | 483.2-533.9 | 341.4 | 449.6 | 427.9-472.1 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 18.0 | 12.7 | 10.1-15.7 | 12.0 | 17.7 | 13.4-23.0 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 5.7-12.3 |
| Esophagus | 4.8 | 3.1 | 2.0-4.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.6-7.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8-3.7 |
| Stomach | 12.2 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.1 | 6.2 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.3 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.2 |
| Colorectal | 64.4 | 45.8 | 40.8-51.2 | 33.4 | 52.6 | 44.7-61.5 | 31.0 | 39.7 | 33.6-46.7 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 43.2 | 30.3 | 26.3-34.7 | 20.8 | 32.8 | 26.6-40.0 | 22.4 | 27.7 | 22.7-33.5 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 21.2 | 15.5 | 12.6-18.9 | 12.6 | 19.9 | 15.1-25.6 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 8.6-16.3 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 14.4 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.9 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 9.9-18.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.7-8.5 |
| Pancreas | 20.4 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.6 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 9.4-17.6 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 10.4-18.0 |
| Larynx | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.9-6.1 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7-3.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 75.0 | 50.6 | 45.5-56.1 | 38.4 | 58.4 | 50.3-67.5 | 36.6 | 44.8 | 38.4-52.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 22.0 | 15.7 | 12.9-19.0 | 12.0 | 18.6 | 14.1-24.2 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 10.1-18.3 |
| Female breast | 93.2 | 126.9 | 115.3-139.4 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 4.8 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.2 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 26.0 | 33.0 | 27.4-39.4 | ||||||
| Ovary | 9.0 | 12.4 | 9.0-16.8 | ||||||
| Prostate | 92.6 | 133.6 | 121.4-146.6 | ||||||
| Testis | 2.2 | 4.3 | 2.1-7.7 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 22.2 | 14.9 | 12.3-18.1 | 15.6 | 24.3 | 19.1-30.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.1 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 24.4 | 17.7 | 14.6-21.2 | 15.8 | 25.6 | 20.1-32.2 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 8.3-15.7 |
| Brain and other central nervous system | 8.2 | 5.9 | 4.2-8.1 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 3.6-9.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 3.5-8.8 |
| Thyroid | 20.4 | 17.1 | 13.8-20.8 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 5.2-12.3 | 15.4 | 24.6 | 19.3-31.0 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.0 | 4.1 | 2.6-6.2 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.5-8.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.8-6.6 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 25.6 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.1 | 13.0 | 20.7 | 15.9-26.6 | 12.6 | 16.7 | 12.7-21.6 |
| Myeloma | 12.0 | 8.4 | 6.3-10.9 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 5.7-12.8 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 5.5-11.7 |
| Leukemias | 20.0 | 14.9 | 12.0-18.2 | 11.4 | 19.8 | 14.8-25.8 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 7.9-15.0 |
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.
