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: 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: State
Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate
Kentucky
97.3
West Virginia
76.5
Tennessee
76.2
Mississippi
74.7
Maine
73.2
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rates per 100,000 people for men and women, based on 2010 data. To add context to these figures, the national average lung and bronchus cancer incidence rate is about 62 people per 100,000, with Utah claiming the nation's lowest rate at 26.8 cases per 100,000 people. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.