Title: Cancers: Leading Cancers in Women, Men, & Children
Headings: Cancers: Leading Cancers in Women, Men, & Children
Cancers: Leading Cancers in Women, Men, & Children
Leading Cancers in Women, Men, & Children
Latest Cancer Incidence Report Shows Prostate Leading Cancer Among Men, Breast Cancer Leads for Women
Some major findings of the report include
Racial and ethnic differences in cancer incidence
Geographic differences in cancer incidence**

Content: Washington state has the highest incidence of female breast cancer; New  Mexico has the lowest; Kentucky has the highest incidence rate of lung cancer for men, and Nevada  has the highest rate for women. Utah has the lowest incidence rate of lung  cancer for both men and women; Rhode Island has the highest incidence rate of colorectal cancer among  men, and Alaska has the highest incidence rate among women. New Mexico has  the lowest incidence rate of colorectal cancer for both men and women. *The following points should be kept in mind when interpreting geographic incidence rates: 1.) States in which a high percentage of the population receive cancer screenings will have more diagnosed cancer cases than states in which a low percentage of the population is screened; and 2.)