Tag Archives: cancer

U.S. of Shame

We regularly post statistics showing Kentucky near the bottom of some unsavory list, but the comedic blog Pleated Jeans proves that every state ranks dead last in at least one category. The map shows that whether its suicides in Alaska, unemployment in Michigan or ugliness in North Dakota, every place needs improvement. The worst thing [...]

Kentucky Scores Highest On Cancer List

Our Commonwealth has yet another reason to celebrate, so break out the cake and a carton of Pall Malls. According to the Center for Disease Control Kentucky ranks numero uno in cancer rates, besting the likes of Mississippi, West Virginia, Tennessee and Louisiana. The state of Kentucky has the highest age-adjusted death rate for cancer [...]