Cancer rate declines for first time in ten years

By Octavia Mitchell
Anchor / Reporter WCBD - Charleston
Published: November 25, 2008
...Although the report brings good news, there are large state and regional differences in lung cancer rates. Dr. Alberg (Hollings Cancer Center) says, “As a nation these results are great news. I think we do need to look at our situation in South Carolina, so there are not as favorable news as the nation as a whole. For example, the lung cancer mortality rates that have been decreasing, we have the 13th highest lung cancer mortality rate, and that’s directly attributable to our lack of attention to smoking control in South Carolina.”