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: Another possible factor is obesity, which has been shown to be a high-risk factor for a number of different types of cancers. Based on a 2012 self-reporting study by the CDC, 13 states have obesity rates above 30%. Four of those 13 states -- Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia -- are among the states with the highest lung cancer occurrence rates. Finally, there's the potential that exposure to trace elements, some of which are known to cause cancer, such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and nickel, in the Appalachian Mountain region could be responsible for this East Coast-versus-West Coast incidence rate bias. In 2011 the U.S. Department of Defense awarded the University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center $1.43 million to conduct a three-year study on these elements in soil and water found in eastern Kentucky. We should have the results from this study later this year. How lung cancer treatments look today
In addition to improving risk factor awareness related to lung cancer, biopharmaceutical companies around the globe have introduced new medications and are developing new treatment pathways, which do demonstrate promise for lung cancer sufferers. Since non-small-cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, makes up around 85% of all diagnoses, it will be the primary focus of our discussion. In terms of existing therapies, perhaps none have demonstrated more promise recently than Celgene 's ( NASDAQ: CELG) Abraxane or Pfizer 's ( NYSE: