‘Cancer is just everywhere’: could farming be behind Iowa’s unfolding health crisis?
www.theguardian.com
A new study investigates possible ties to pesticides, nitrates and other farm-related risks
  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    So it’s a study that hasn’t happened yet, and is also looking at the high levels of radon and alcohol use in the state. But farmers bad, amirite?

  • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Looking for a house recently. The three automatic killer for a house? Golf course, in ground pool, and industrial farm near by.

  • BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth
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    2 days ago

    I don’t know about the link of pesticides and nitrates to cancer but they sure cause renal failure. Over where I live there’s a area which has TONS of kidney failure patients all due high amounts of pesticides, insecticides and nitrates used for farming in that area by greedy farmers. Also, the water over there is super polluted on top of being super salty.

  • BigMacHole@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Red State Iowa? Have they tried making it ILLEGAL to Mention Cancer while Giving Cancer Causing Corporations MORE Tax Dollars? That MIGHT Work!

  • skozzii@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    With all the Trump essential service cuts we will never know…

    No regulation, no investigation, no problems…