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Report finds Iowa has fastest growing rate of new cancer in U.S.

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Iowa has the second highest cancer rate in the nation and the fastest growing rate of new cancers. A confluence of factors are believed to be behind the state's rising cancer rates. Iowa has the fourth highest incidence of alcohol-related cancers in the country, matching its fourth-highest ranking for adult binge drinking.

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The Gazette

Alcohol could be tied to Iowa’s fastest-growing cancer rate

Iowa continues to have the second highest cancer rate in the nation — and the fastest growing rate of new cancers, with another 21,000 estimated this year — according to the Iowa Cancer Registry’s 2024 “Cancer in Iowa” report.

2 months ago·Cedar Rapids, United States

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KGAN

Iowa's growing cancer rates linked to high alcohol consumption, study finds

New research from the Iowa Cancer Registry finds that Iowa has the second highest and fastest growing rate of new cancers in the nation.One of the risk factors

2 months ago

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Iowa Public Radio

Report finds Iowa has fastest growing rate of new cancer in U.S.

The annual Cancer in Iowa report by the Iowa Cancer Registry found Iowa has the fastest growing rate of new cancer in the country and focused on alcohol's role in cancer.

2 months ago

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