Fewer people smoking cigarettes

Fewer people in the U.S. are smoking cigarettes now.

And because of that, the Centers for Disease Control says the number of people getting lung cancer is down too.

A report by the CDC shows new lung cancer diagnoses among men fell in 35 states between 1999 and 2008.

And, after years of increasing, the rate among women went down nationwide between 2006 and 2008.

The CDC credits states' efforts to curb smoking such as higher cigarette prices and anti-smoking media campaigns for the drop.