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10 <br /> Chronic <br /> Illness <br /> Fast Facts <br /> • In Orange County, 5 of the 10 leading causes of death are chronic <br /> diseases; cancer, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, chronic <br /> obstructive pulmonary diseases, and diabetes. <br /> • Orange County's total cancer incidence rate surpasses the state. <br /> Meanwhile, the Orange County cancer death rates is lower than the <br /> North Carolina average. <br /> • Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in <br /> Orange County. In fact, lung cancer alone is second only to heart <br /> disease as the leading cause of death. <br /> • Orange County has met the Healthy People 2000 target of no more <br /> than 20.6 breast cancer deaths per 100,000 women. <br /> • Orange County Nonwhite males die from prostate cancer <br /> approximately 2.5 times more frequently than White males. <br /> • Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality among Nonwhite <br /> females and Whites males in Orange County. <br /> Orange County Hearth Assessment 45 <br />