JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The American Lung Association in Mississippi released the 2025 "State of Lung Cancer" report.

According to the association, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Mississippi and across the United States. The report found that Mississippi is the third worst in the nation for new lung cancer cases and the third worst for survival five years after being diagnosed.

The report found that Mississippi ranks: • 49 out of 51 in the nation for rate of new lung cancer cases, at 68.66 per 100,000. The national rate is 52.8 per 100,000. • 37 out of 39 in the nation for survival, at 24.1%. The national rate of people alive five years after a lung cancer diagnosis is 29.7%. • 29 out of 50 in the nation for early diagnosis, at 28.2%. Nationally, only 28.1% of

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