Prior to 2012, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death in Virginia, but now cancer is the Commonwealth’s leading killer. To help lawmakers craft state policies for the future, the Joint Commission on Health Care wanted to find out what the projected cancer rates will be over the next few decades. And as Virginia Public Radio’s Tommie McNeil reports, the outlook seems rather dismal.
Dismal Outlook on VA’s Projected Cancer Rates
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