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... death in the U.S. In fact, smoking leads to a third of all cancer deaths in our country.  Smoking currently costs Iowa close to $1.3 billion in health care costs each year and claims more than 5,100 lives each year. “While smoking rates have declined in Iowa over the last decade, we’re seeing ... has become even more important as unemployment rates surge as a result of the pandemic and Iowans continue to lose their employer sponsored health coverage. “Early detection is truly a matter of life or death for the more than 2,700 Iowa women who will be diagnosed with breast or ...