Title: 10 States Where Cancer Incidence Is the Highest | The Motley Fool
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10 States Where Cancer Incidence Is the Highest
According to the CDC, these 10 states have the highest age-adjusted cancer incidence rates. Find out what some of the biggest risk factors are in these states as well as what therapies are being introduced to curb the rising tide of cancer diagnoses.

Content: WHO suggests simple factors like quitting tobacco products, not drinking alcohol, eating healthfully, and avoiding becoming overweight or obese are key factors to reducing your risk of developing cancer. 10 states where cancer incidence in the highest
Within the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer incidence rates (inclusive of all types of cancers) can vary wildly from as low as 380.4 incidents per 100,000 to as high as 510.7 incidents per 100,000 people among our 50 states. Today, utilizing that data from the CDC, which you can access here if you'd prefer to peruse it for yourself, we're going to look at the 10 states with the highest age-adjusted incidence rates of cancer, focus on some of the more common cancer types, and examine a few of the groundbreaking therapies that are on the market or being developed that could drastically change the outlook for cancer patients to positive. Here are the 10 states with the highest age-adjusted incidence rates of cancer: State
Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence Rate
Kentucky
510.7
Delaware
491.2
Pennsylvania
489.1
Maine
486.7
New Hampshire
485.7
Louisiana
485.3
Connecticut
485
New York
482.5
Iowa
480
Michigan
477.1
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rates per 100,000 people according to 2000 U.S. Census. My intent is certainly not to alarm anyone, but there is a significant bias east of the Mississippi River when it comes to cancer rate incidence in the U.S. To add some context to the above figures, the average age-adjusted cancer incidence in this country is roughly 445 people per 100,000. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breaking down these figures
There are four particular cancer types that are diagnosed more in this country than any other form of cancer: