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DR MARC SIEGEL: Iowa's cancer rate is rising. One answer may be found in the water

The Make America Healthy Again movement, led by HHS Secretary RFK Jr., has put its big thumb on the scale in favor of decreasing exposure to 'forever' chemicals

By Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News

Published October 20, 2026 6:00am EDT

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Cancer rates become key issue for Iowa voters

Fox News anchor Jon Scott asks Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel about Iowa voters' worries about cancer rates, how nitrates and phosphorus compounds have an impact and why it's now being brought into light on a larger scale on 'Fox Report.'

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There is a growing concern in Iowa that the increasing cancer rate (10% over the national average, including rates of prostate, breast, colorectal, melanoma and lung cancer) at a time when cancer onset is decreasing in all but three states, could be associated in part with toxins in the environment.

Iowa is a big producer of corn and soybeans and also raises hogs. Corn and soy production leads to nitrogen runoff, which can end up........

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