Title: U.S. States With The Highest Cancer Rates - WorldAtlas
Headings: U.S. States With The Highest Cancer Rates
U.S. States With The Highest Cancer Rates
Causes of High Cancer Rates
States With Highest Rates of Cancer
Most Common Types of Cancer
Treatment Options
U.S. States With The Highest Cancer Rates

Content: The most commonly diagnosed type of cancer is prostate followed by lung, breast, and colorectal. Lifestyle behaviors are again to blame, residents here report high tobacco use and unhealthy diets. The other states with the highest cancer rates include New York (482), New Jersey (479.5), Louisiana (477.5), Minnesota (475), and Iowa (470.2). Most Common Types of Cancer
The most common types of cancer throughout the country include breast, lung, prostate, colon, bladder, and skin. Additionally, rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, thyroid, kidney, leukemia, endometrial, and pancreatic cancers are expected to rise in 2016. Many of these are treatable with early detection. Treatment Options
Cancer treatment options in the US include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy, stem cell transplant, and precision medicine. The treatment module chosen depends on the kind of cancer and its level of advance. Scientists are currently working on immunotherapy, a treatment that will retrain immune systems to fight cancer cells. It involves removing white blood cells and genetically modifying them with a new targeting method.