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12/17/07
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Heart disease is the top cause of death in county
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Heart disease may no longer be the leading cause of death among North Carolinians, but it is still the top killer in Davidson County, according to recently released statistics. Mortality data for 2006 from the N.C. State Center for Health Statistics show that cancer is now the state's No. 1 cause of death. Heart disease dropped to second place for the first time in nearly 90 years.
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