Title: U.S. States With The Highest Cancer Mortality Rates - WorldAtlas
Headings: U.S. States With The Highest Cancer Mortality Rates
U.S. States With The Highest Cancer Mortality Rates
Cancer in the US
US States with Highest Cancer Mortality Rates
Cancer Health Disparities
The Burden of Poverty
U.S. States With The Highest Cancer Mortality Rates

Content: The southern district is high in several types of cancers including brain and lung. Lung cancer can be attributed to the long history of tobacco industry in this region which has resulted in high numbers of smokers. Also on the list, but not in the southern region, are Indiana (179.4) and Missouri (179.1). Cancer Health Disparities
Cancer health disparities in these states are due to a number of factors, namely, low socioeconomic status. Residents of these states are likely to have a low socioeconomic status meaning they have attained lower levels of education, income, and community status. A person’s socioeconomic status negatively affects their access to a higher quality of life, decreases their chance of having adequate health insurance, and often exposes them to dangerous jobs and housing locations with increased exposure to environmental toxins. It also influences controllable cancer risk factors resulting in a higher probability of smoking, drinking, sedentary activity, and obesity. Low socioeconomic status disproportionately affects African Americans, Latinos, and Whites living in the Appalachian region (Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee from the list). These individuals are also more likely to die from cancer. The Burden of Poverty
But with such advanced medical technology in the US, why do so many people fall victim to cancer?