Cancer now beats heart disease as top cause of death in 22 U.S. states
by Xeni Jardin from on (#1RHYJ)
A new report out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cancer is now the leading cause of death in California and 21 other states, surpassing heart disease.
Back in the early 2000s, only Alaska and Minnesota lost more lives to cancer than heart disease.And back in the 1950s, heart disease deaths were overall 2.5 times the number of cancer deaths.