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Get the Facts on Cancer: Why Iowa has high rates of melanoma - KCCI

Published by KCCI Des Moines By Suzanne Behnke · 11 August 2026 at 04:10
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Get the Facts on Cancer: Why Iowa has high rates of melanoma - KCCI
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What the report says

The 2026 Cancer in Iowa report estimates 1,500 Iowans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year. Iowa has the fourth-highest rate in the U.S., according to the CDC.

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