Where you live in U.S. affects your chances of dying from cancer
Appalachia, Southern states at highest risk
Cancer death rates vary nearly two-fold when mapped by U.S. congressional district, with rates generally lowest in Mountain states and highest in Appalachia and areas of the South, according to a new analysis by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers. The report appears early online in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
While cancer mortality data are readily available for states and counties, they are not available specifically for congressional districts. Knowing where cancer burden hits hardest is critical in advocating for and achieving effective cancer prevention and control programs.