Wonderful first person account of living with cancer and the challenges we all face.

http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2017/02/16/cancer-update-kimball

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/24/health/cancer-cluster-disparities-county-study/index.html

I am glad to see that Minnesota, and Minneapolis to be specific, are not in the “hot spots” as listed on CNN.

Here is an exerpt:

Overall, the counties with the cancer highest mortality rates were in Kentucky and the South (per 100,000 people):

1. Union County, Florida 503.05
2. Madison County, Mississippi 363.03
3. Powell County, Kentucky 337.43
4. Breathitt County, Kentucky 329.07
5. Marlboro County, South Carolina 324.02
6. Owsley County, Kentucky 323.30
7. Anderson County, Texas 323.22
8. Perry County, Kentucky 322.75
9. Harlan County, Kentucky 319.82
10. Lee County, Kentucky 317.33

The lowest rates of all cancers were seen in these counties (per 100,000 people):

1. Summit County, Colorado 70.71
2. Pitkin County, Colorado 81.86
3. Eagle County, Colorado 94.29
4. Presidio County, Texas 103.51
5. Hinsdale County, Colorado 110.26
6. San Miguel County, Colorado 113.58
7. Aleutians East Borough, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska 116.05
8. Los Alamos County, New Mexico 118.42
9. Billings County, North Dakota 120.27
10. Grand County, Colorado 121.34

I guess the lesson here is if you are worried about getting cancer, move to colorado!