Title: 10 States Where Cancer Incidence Is the Highest | The Motley Fool
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10 States Where Cancer Incidence Is the Highest
According to the CDC, these 10 states have the highest age-adjusted cancer incidence rates. Find out what some of the biggest risk factors are in these states as well as what therapies are being introduced to curb the rising tide of cancer diagnoses.

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Within the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer incidence rates (inclusive of all types of cancers) can vary wildly from as low as 380.4 incidents per 100,000 to as high as 510.7 incidents per 100,000 people among our 50 states. Today, utilizing that data from the CDC, which you can access here if you'd prefer to peruse it for yourself, we're going to look at the 10 states with the highest age-adjusted incidence rates of cancer, focus on some of the more common cancer types, and examine a few of the groundbreaking therapies that are on the market or being developed that could drastically change the outlook for cancer patients to positive. Here are the 10 states with the highest age-adjusted incidence rates of cancer: State
Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence Rate
Kentucky
510.7
Delaware
491.2
Pennsylvania
489.1
Maine
486.7
New Hampshire
485.7
Louisiana
485.3
Connecticut
485
New York
482.5
Iowa
480
Michigan
477.1
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