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Josh Turek’s Cancer Justice Fight | Des Moines News
State Rep. Josh Turek is fighting for Iowans’ health with personal stakes—he lost his grandmother to cancer and watched his father battle it from Agent Orange exposure. He’s pushing for a public health insurance option, reversing Medicaid cuts, and boosting cancer research, all while linking Iowa’s water quality to rising cancer rates. His advocacy includes banning a bladder cancer-linked chemical in medical devices—though the bill didn’t pass, it pressured manufacturers to act. With lived experience as someone living with spina bifida, Turek knows how illness can lead to financial ruin. If…
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