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Jacob Oleson, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, presents preliminary findings from a state-funded research project looking into the cause of Iowa's high cancer rates.
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Cancer researchers give update on state-funded project on Iowa's high cancer rates
Natalie Krebs
University of Iowa researchers are about a fourth of the way through a state-funded research project examining why Iowa has some of the nation's highest cancer rates.

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