Data: Siegel, et al., "Cancer Statistics, 2025"; Map: Axios Visuals
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.