Title: Lung Cancer Rates by State | Compensation for Lung Cancer Victims
Headings: Lung Cancer Rates by State, 2017
Lung Cancer Rates by State, 2017
Comparing Cancer Data
Racial and Ethical Population Differences
Population and Health Behaviors
Differences in Medical Care
Influence of Aging
Measuring Burden
Completeness of Incidence Data

Content: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Visualizations Tool, based on 2019 submission data (1999-2017): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute; www.cdc.gov/cancer/dataviz, released in June 2020. Comparing Cancer Data
When reviewing a state’s lung cancer rates, it is common for people to question and look for explanations as to why their state has a higher incidence or death rate as compared to other states or to the national average. The following points should be kept in mind when comparing these rankings. Racial and Ethical Population Differences
Certain cancers have different incidence rates for different racial and ethnic populations, for instance, breast cancer incidence rates are typically higher in white women than in women of other racial and ethnic populations, while prostate cancer incidence rates are higher in black men. Therefore, when making comparisons of cancer rates across states, the racial makeup of the state’s population must be taken into account. Population and Health Behaviors
Some differences in cancer rates among states may be explained by differences in known risk factors among the populations of those states, for example, higher rates of lung cancer are found in states with higher smoking rates. Although environmental carcinogens may be responsible for some cancer cases, the majority of cases appear to be lifestyle-related.