Annual cancer report shows lower rates among farmers

Experts call for more study on the impact of pesticides, water quality in wells

Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Posted 3/17/26

An annual report from the Iowa Cancer Registry on the state’s cancer rates showed lower rates of different cancers among the agricultural community than the state in general, though an expert in the cancer data says more up-to-date information needs to be gathered to know how farmers today could be impacted by pesticides and the like down the line.

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