An estimated 21,700 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowans, and a projected 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer in 2026, 100 more than in 2025, according to the Iowa Cancer Registry’s 2026 report published March 13.
There are a projected 165 residents who will die from cancer and 6,795 survivors of the disease in Johnson County, according to the 2026 report.
This year, the Iowa Cancer Registry partnered with the Agricultural Health Study an ongoing research study that explores how agricultural lifestyle factors affect the health of farmers in Iowa and North Carolina, to analyze cancer in Iowa’s farming population…