With about 1,391 new cancers diagnosed each year, Linn County has the 38th highest rate of new cancers among Iowa’s 99 counties, and the eighth highest rate among the 21 metro counties in the state.
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Iowa has the fastest-growing rate of new cancers and ranks second-highest in cancer rates compared with other states. That has caught the attention of some Iowa lawmakers, who are aiming to address the problem with proposed legislation.
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.
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