South lags on lung cancer

A report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some encouraging numbers regarding instances of lung cancer nationally, though it appears our region of the country is lagging behind still.

Across the country from 2005 to 2008, the rate of lung cancer in males dropped 3 percent. The rate of males being diagnosed with new instances of lung cancer dropped in 35 of the 44 states studied. That decline is more of the same for men, who have been seeing their rate of this disease drop for years.

For women, however, the news hasn