Cite your source. This data suggests that you're wrong -- cancer rates are in line with national averages: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/cgi-bin/ratet

Cite your source. This data suggests that you're wrong -- cancer rates are in line with national averages: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/cgi-bin/ratetrendbycancer/rtcancer.pl?001&0&08&00&1&0&1 http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/cgi-bin/ratetrendbycan... Beyond that, it's like the parent said: you have to take into account the type of radiation, sources, method of exposure, etc.