...Center. South Carolina is among the top five states in occurrence and death rates for prostate, breast, cervical and esophageal cancer. It stands at or near the top in stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and sickle cell...

...lack of public education about preventive tests to detect early cancers could all contribute to high rates of cervical and esophageal cancer, researchers say. About 4,000 new cases of cancer were found in the region between 1991 and 1993. The...