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Cancer becomes leading cause of death in 22 states
A CDC report shows cancer surpassed heart disease as the top killer in California and 21 other states, with Alaska and Minnesota earlier in this shift. Nationwide, heart disease still leads overall, but gaps narrowed from 2012 to 2014 as cancer deaths rose faster in some groups. The states list includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
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California
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Alaska
Minnesota
U.S
CDC
District of Columbia
National Vital Statistics System
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oregon
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
National Center For Health Statistics