Illinois has among best lung cancer survival rates in the nation

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A new report finds that Illinois has one of the best lung cancer survival rates in the nation.

Data from the annual “State of Lung Cancer” report from the American Lung Association shows the state ranks tenth when it comes to the five-year survival rate of lung cancer patients, with around 25 percent living past that mark.

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