Data Harvest 3 charts to better understand the potential link between pesticides and cancer Most counties with the highest pesticide use also have cancer rates above the national average. By Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest / 18 Feb 2026
Health Pesticide use and cancer risk rise together across America’s heartland America's farmers and farmworkers, their families and neighbors, are being diagnosed with cancer at rates higher than the national average. A growing body of research indicates that pesticides are partly to blame. By Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest / 18 Feb 2026
