[Vision2020] Higher and Lower Cancer Incidence by State

[Kenneth Marcy]

According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), the leading causes of cancer death are generally the 
same across the country. Lung cancers were the top cause in 45 states, 
and digestive system cancers (colon, stomach, pancreatic) were the 
leading cause in the other five. Although the leading causes were often 
the same, the mortality rates from these cancers varied significantly 
between states.

The most dramatic difference was in the lung cancer mortality rates in 
Kentucky and Utah — there were 76.1 age-adjusted lung cancer deaths per 
100,000 people in Kentucky, three times the rate of 23.2 per 100,000 in 
Utah.

More information in the entire article is available at the link below.  
Idaho appears on the better list this time.

*http://tinyurl.com/pghlekd*


Ken
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