Jan 22, 2025 - News
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Cancer incidence among young and middle-aged women is rising, driven in part by a growing number of new lung cancer cases that are striking women more than men for the first time, per updated American Cancer Society statistics.
By the numbers: Arkansas will have an estimated 642 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2025.
- That's higher than the national average of nearly 610.
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