Cancer rates in The Villages
My husband and I have been contemplating a move to TV for several years now, but one of his concerns is the possible cancer risk due to the use of pesticides there. This may very well be unrelated, but we have also had 2 relatives living in TV who have contracted pancreatic cancer since living there which increases his concern. We understand that with age, cancer rates will almost always be on the rise, but one of his relatives was under 60 years old. We have been following TOTV for almost as many years as we have been visiting TV and have come to respect the wisdom on this site. Interested to hear what you have to say about this. Do any of you have the same concerns? I did look at some stats from 2010 (couldn't find anything more recent) and was pleasantly surprised to see that the state of FL has much lower incidences of cancer overall than most other states, including melanoma, but could not find specific info for Sumter County.
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