Where has cancer survival rate improved the most?

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This chart presents the percent change in number of deaths due to cancer between 1999 and 2017. The number of deaths due to cancer dropped 64% in Gilmer County, WV, followed by 62.5% in Winnebago County, IA and 57% in Lee County, AR. Counties where the deaths due to cancer increased the largest between 1999 and 2017 include Sumter County, FL (-237%) followed by Douglas County, CO (-196%) and Forsyth County, GA (-183%).

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