If you live in these 10 states, you may die of cancer! Is your state not in the list?

Many things are responsible for the spread of this dangerous disease, which includes heredity to lifestyle related things like diet, exercise and smoking etc.

When the world's most dangerous diseases are mentioned, cancer is definitely mentioned. Do you know that there are some states where people living there are more likely to get cancer? Let us introduce you to such states so that you can also know whether your state is in this list or not?

Cancer cases are not only reported in India, but cancer is also one of the major causes of death in the world's most powerful country, America. During the year 2024 itself, more than 20 lakh new cases of cancer were reported in America. Many things are responsible for the spread of this dangerous disease, which includes heredity to lifestyle related things like diet, exercise and smoking etc. All these things affect the overall health, but do you know that this disease can also affect you due to where you live.

According to the National Cancer Institute, the rate of cancer cases varies in the US. In some areas, cancer cases are found much more than in other areas. There are many reasons behind the high number of cancer cases here, which include basic access to health services to environmental stress like air pollution and chemicals etc. Some states have very special industries, which increase the risk of coming in contact with cancer-causing elements. Also, some states have a population that is struggling for a better lifestyle.

This state has the highest number of deaths due to cancer

The state of Kentucky in the US has the highest number of cancer deaths. Here, the highest number of cancer cases are reported due to smoking, which is the highest in the whole of America. More than 50 percent of the people who lost their lives due to cancer belong to this state. At the same time, the second reason for people of this state getting cancer is obesity. Here 36 percent men and 32 percent women suffer from obesity.

There are more cases of breast-lung, prostate and skin cancer in this state

In the US state of Iowa, the highest number of deaths are due to lung cancer. Apart from this, there is no dearth of cases of breast, skin and prostate cancer. Apart from the smoking rate here, chemicals and agricultural pesticides are also one of the major causes of cancer.

Cancer cases in Louisiana are more than 40 percent higher than in other states

If we talk about cancer cases in the whole of America, more than 40 percent of the cases are found in Louisiana. The number of deaths due to cancer here is also higher than other states. The highest number of cases of prostate, lung, colorectal and breast cancer are found here.

The situation is very bad in these states too

The situation is also very bad in the US state of West Virginia. Here one in eight people has survived by fighting cancer, while 25 percent of the elderly have fallen prey to cancer at some point or the other. At the same time, cancer is the second biggest cause of death in the state of Arkansas. This state was at the forefront in cancer cases during 2017 and 2020. On the other hand, compared to other states, Nebraska has the highest number of deaths due to cancer, while the situation is also very bad in New Jersey. At the same time, cases of cancer are very high in other states like Maine, New York and Mississippi.

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