Title: Cancer Rates By State 2021
Headings: Cancer Rates By State 2021
Cancer Rates By State 2021
Cancer Rates by State

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Cancer Rates By State 2021
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, coming only behind heart disease. One out of every four deaths in the U.S. is from canacer. Cancer is a disease that occurs when abnormal cells divide and begin to destroy body tissue. Cancer can affect nearly any part of the body. Some cancers can also shed cells into the bloodstream and spread throughout other parts of the body. Cancer tends to be more prevalent in high-income countries, including the United States, due to lifestyle factors. These include smoking, obesity, and alcohol intake. Because these factors vary significantly from state-to-state, so do cancer rates. Cancer Rates by State
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 1.701 million new cancer cases in the United States in 2017.