By Emily Josh Health Reporter, Dailymail.Com
Updated: July 12, 2024 16:56, July 12, 2024 17:10
The official US map is America’s largest cancer Hot spots show large swaths of the South and Midwest in the red.
A large study published earlier this week found that nearly half of all cancer deaths in the United States are Six Decisions Things people make in their daily lives.
This map is CDC – The highest cancer mortality rate is Mississippi 985 deaths per 100,000 people.
The rest of the top five are all Southern states, with obesity, smoking, alcohol All prices are higher than the U.S. average, and care is uneven.
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These figures represent mortality rates from 2016 to 2020, the most recent data available.
The Mississippi Department of Health says the rate is so high because Preventive testingPhysical inactivity is a growing problem across the state, especially in rural areas.
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West Virginia Japan ranked second with 966.4 deaths per 100,000 people, which is likely due to the high rate of obesity.
Southern states also ranked in the top five. Kentucky 947.2 cases per 100,000 people; Alabama 941.7, and Tennessee The answer is 916.2.
meanwhile, Hawaii The cancer death rate was the lowest at 573.9 per 100,000 people.
Experts say this may be due to lower rates of cancer risk factors such as obesity and smoking.
The findings of this study are: Shocking report from the American Cancer Society Nearly half of cancer deaths in the United States have been found to be preventable and related to lifestyle habits such as smoking, red meat consumption, lack of exercise and excessive sun exposure.
The National Cancer Institute estimates that approximately 2 million Americans More than 600,000 people will be diagnosed with cancer this year and die from it..
Lung and bronchial cancer is predicted to cause the most deaths, with 125,000 deaths, followed by colorectal cancer. The rise of young Americans.
According to NCI data, the majority of cancer deaths in Mississippi are due to lung and bronchial cancer, and the lung cancer death rate is 30 percent higher than the national average.
About 17 percent of Mississippi adults smoke, compared with 14 percent nationally, according to the tobacco prevention charity Truth Initiative.
moreover, report “Our high cancer incidence and cancer mortality rates are due in part to a lack of regular cancer screening and to lifestyle factors such as diet and physical activity,” a Mississippi Department of Health report said.
Health Department Data For example, Mississippi was found to have the fifth highest obesity rate in the state.
Experts believe that excess fat in the body may change the way hormones and inflammation are regulated, which could lead to an increased risk of cancer.
West Virginia came in second, likely due to high smoking rates and a lack of preventive screening.
According to the West Virginia Department of Health, more than one in four adults smokes cigarettes every day or some days, and just over half have tried to quit smoking in the past year, the lowest rates in the nation.
and Recent CDC data The study found that 41 percent of adults have a BMI over 30, making the Mountain State the state with the highest obesity rate in the country.
Kentucky also has the third highest cancer death rate, which experts believe is because the state has the highest number of lung cancer cases and the highest smoking rate in the country.
Meanwhile, the NCI found that Hawaii had the lowest cancer death rate between 2016 and 2020, at 573.9 deaths per 100,000 people.
This may be due to the aloha state. According to the CDC, life expectancy is 80.7 years, the highest in the country..
a 2022 Survey Hawaii has the highest rating of all 50 states for the performance of its state health care system, according to a Commonwealth Fund study, suggesting the state needs to increase testing to catch the disease earlier.
As of 2022, Hawaii also has the second-lowest obesity rate in the state, behind Colorado.
California, New York, Minnesota and Connecticut rounded out the bottom five.
