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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

20 Dec 1977

Page 14

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1977

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14

Linn County shows high cancer rates in state study

IOWA CITY Linn County ranks third in Iowa for overall cancer incidence and has the state's highest urban lung cancer rate based on 1973 74 figures from the State Cancer Registry of Iowa. Eastern counties show significantly lower rates for lung cancer while Winneshiek exhibits higher prostate cancer, prompting cautions about population age smoking and diagnostic factors.

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Iowa City Linn County Iowa State Cancer Registry of Linn Winneshiek Iowa County Keokuk County Howard Latourette Cancer Registry Latourette Larry Garfinkel National Cancer Society New York Garfinkel Benton County Washington County Jones Buchanan Keokuk Clayton Fayette Johnson Cedar County Benton Delaware Tama Allamakee Washington Poweshiek Cedar Humboldt County Adair County
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Iowa study links rural living to higher cancer rates

Researchers note cancer patterns differ by rural versus urban areas with leukemia and bladder cancer more common in certain counties. The study cites Northeast Iowa and specific counties like Fayette Buchanan Delaware and Linn, plus Des Moines and Polk County, and references a 1974 National Cancer survey.

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Latourette Iowa Peter Isaacson University of Iowa Isaacson Fayette Clayton Buchanan Delaware Des Moines Polk County Linn
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Cedar Rapids Linn High John Carlson Hodgkin’s Disease Urology University of Iowa Urology Department National Cancer Institute President Jimmy Carter Belvedere Vacuum & Sewing Center Point Road Coe College Johnson and Poweshiek Vanity Fair Antron Tai Life Stride VOGUE
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