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    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states
    • Lung cancer down in women? Not in these 14 states

    • Health officials are breathing easier, now that data show that lung cancer in women is trending downward in the U.S. after years of rising. The new trend - based on data from 1999 and 2008 - is thought to be a reflection of reduced smoking rates among American women. But it isn't uniform across the country. In fact, the data showed that lung cancer rates in women rose in 14 states. Which ones? Keep clicking to find out...

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    • 14. New York

      The Empire State kicks off the list of states with rising lung cancer rates in women. Rates increased by 0.4 percent in New York.

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    • 13. Georgia (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 0.7

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    • 13. Massachusetts

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 0.7

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    • 11. Illinois (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.0

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    • 11. Minnesota (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.0

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    • 11. Missouri (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.0

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    • 11. Oklahoma (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.0

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    • 7. Pennsylvania

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.2

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    • 6. Idaho (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.3

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    • 6. Kentucky (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.3

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    • 4. Alabama (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.6

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    • 4. Iowa (TIE)

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.6

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    • 2. Nebraska

      Percentage increase in lung cancer in women: 1.8

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    • 1. Vermont

      Vermont leads the list of states with rising lung cancer rates in women. In the Green Mountain State, rates rose by 3.6 percent.

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