Lung cancer down in women, but some state buck trend

Leo Ikuma

Author: Ryan Jaslow
Title: Lung cancer down in women, but some state buck trend
Publication: http://www.cbsnews
Date: September 16,2011

Summary

Between 2006 and 2008, rates of new lung cancer cases among men fell in 35 states, according to a new CDC report. During the same period, new cases among women fell in six states. Overall incidence of lung cancer fell for women after rising steadily for decades - a new trend that the agency called "promising. While men saw lung cancer declines in many states, the rates remained stable in nine. States with the lowest male lung cancer rates were clustered in the West. Lung cancer rates among women declined or remained the same in 30 states, but increased slightly in 14 states.

Issues

Why did some states increase in lung cancer rate?
Why do only women can quit smoke?

Opinion

I think more women want to quit smoke than men. The rate of smokers will keep declining in the future; I hope anybody will be able to quit smoke, and it makes people good effect.