Cancer Incidence for Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene, Kings (Brooklyn) County, 2016-2020
Source: New York State Cancer Registry
Site of Cancer | Males and Females | Males | Females | ||||||
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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 | 582.8 | 481.5 | 463.6-499.8 | 273.6 | 526.9 | 498.5-556.4 | 309.2 | 457.4 | 434.1-481.6 |
Oral cavity and pharynx | 13.8 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.6 | 9.8 | 18.4 | 13.5-24.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.5-9.1 |
Esophagus | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.5-4.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.1-8.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5-3.7 |
Stomach | 9.6 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.6 | 5.6 | 11.0 | 7.2-16.1 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.5-9.1 |
Colorectal | 51.6 | 44.5 | 39.1-50.4 | 28.6 | 57.3 | 48.1-67.8 | 23.0 | 34.7 | 28.5-41.9 |
Colon excluding rectum | 34.2 | 29.9 | 25.5-34.8 | 17.6 | 36.7 | 29.3-45.4 | 16.6 | 24.4 | 19.3-30.5 |
Rectum & rectosigmoid | 17.4 | 14.6 | 11.6-18.1 | 11.0 | 20.6 | 15.4-27.1 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 6.9-14.7 |
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 11.4 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.6 | 8.6 | 16.0 | 11.5-21.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 1.9-6.1 |
Pancreas | 17.2 | 14.5 | 11.5-18.0 | 7.4 | 14.9 | 10.3-20.7 | 9.8 | 14.8 | 10.9-19.8 |
Larynx | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6-2.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.8-5.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2-2.9 |
Lung and bronchus | 56.8 | 47.5 | 42.0-53.5 | 27.2 | 54.5 | 45.5-64.6 | 29.6 | 42.3 | 35.6-50.0 |
Melanoma of the skin | 19.0 | 15.6 | 12.5-19.2 | 10.2 | 19.6 | 14.5-26.0 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 9.3-17.6 |
Female breast | 101.0 | 155.0 | 141.4-169.6 | ||||||
Cervix uteri | 5.4 | 7.9 | 5.1-11.7 | ||||||
Corpus uterus and NOS | 25.8 | 36.6 | 30.4-43.7 | ||||||
Ovary | 7.8 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.4 | ||||||
Prostate | 72.8 | 138.1 | 123.9-153.4 | ||||||
Testis | 5.4 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.1 | ||||||
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 17.2 | 14.8 | 11.7-18.3 | 11.4 | 23.3 | 17.5-30.3 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.3 |
Kidney and renal pelvis | 18.8 | 14.8 | 11.9-18.2 | 11.0 | 20.5 | 15.3-26.8 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.2 |
Brain and other central nervous system | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.5-6.1 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 2.1-7.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.7-6.8 |
Thyroid | 24.2 | 17.3 | 14.2-21.0 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 7.6-15.9 | 17.4 | 23.0 | 18.2-28.8 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2.5-6.1 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 3.1-9.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.0-5.3 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 23.6 | 20.7 | 17.0-24.9 | 13.4 | 26.3 | 20.2-33.7 | 10.2 | 16.4 | 12.0-21.8 |
Myeloma | 14.6 | 12.5 | 9.8-15.8 | 6.6 | 14.3 | 9.8-20.2 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 8.2-15.9 |
Leukemias | 16.2 | 14.1 | 11.1-17.7 | 11.0 | 21.7 | 16.2-28.6 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 5.0-11.8 |
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.