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Exhibit 162

As cancer rates continue to climb in Iowa, study finds fewer cases among farmers

Exhibit 162 ยท Journalism

As cancer rates continue to climb in Iowa, study finds fewer cases among farmers

Iowa farmers had 13% fewer cancers than the general Iowa population between 1994 and 2015.

Reports a study finding that Iowa farmers had 13 percent fewer cancers than the general Iowa population between 1994 and 2015, and farmers' spouses 10 percent fewer. It credits lower smoking and drinking among farmers and the healthy-worker effect for the farmer gap. A quoted researcher says: "it isn't one thing here that's causing all the cancer. It's multiple things." The study itself would replace this exhibit.

Source
Daily Bulletin and Review (dbrnews.com)
Date
Undated e-edition page
Quoted from
Gazette article by Vanessa Miller, 14 Mar 2026, first paragraph
Grade
Reported
Document
https://dbrnews.com/eedition/page_ff14fda7-086f-5034-ab92-5008e71c9799.html
Accessed
2026-11-09
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