Title: 5 States Where Lung Cancer Rates Are the Highest | The Motley Fool
Headings: 5 States Where Lung Cancer Rates Are the Highest
5 States Where Lung Cancer Rates Are the Highest
Lung cancer is the third-most diagnosed type of cancer, but is the most deadly. These are the five states with the highest incidence rate of lung cancer in the U.S.

Content: Although lung cancer is only the third most prominently diagnosed cancer each year, behind only prostate cancer and breast cancer, lung cancer is by far the biggest killer of all, claiming more deaths, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2009, than prostate cancer and breast cancer, combined. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One of the primary concerns with lung cancer is that while some advancements have been made in recent years, these have been baby steps rather than large leaps. Since 1975-1977 through 2002-2008, the number of lung cancer patients alive five years after diagnosis has only risen from 12% to 17% -- and a big chunk of this improvement likely has to do with better awareness of lung cancer risk factors such as smoking. Smoking rates have dropped by 55% over just the past 50 years, which should have contributed in a positive way to this visible improvement. Lung cancer treatments, however, are still viewed as having a long way to go. Five states where lung cancer occurrence is the highest
Unfortunately, certain states within the U.S. exhibit a significantly higher incidence of lung cancer than others. Today, we're going to look at which five U.S. states boast the highest incidence of lung and bronchus cancer cases according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as note some of the groundbreaking new lung cancer treatments on the market, and possibly coming to market, which may make a difference in the coming years. Here are the five states where lung and bronchus cancer incidence is the highest: