Iowa Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Rob Sand blasted Gov. Kim Reynolds’ efficiency task force as partisan, vowed to veto changes to Iowa’s public pension system, and pushed for more oversight of private school vouchers at a Cedar Rapids town hall.
The Gazette explores which issues went unresolved by state lawmakers this year that they likely will face again next year.
With about 1,391 new cancers diagnosed each year, Linn County has the 38th highest rate of new cancers among Iowa’s 99 counties, and the eighth highest rate among the 21 metro counties in the state.
Although no cancer cluster was found in a 2023 probe, a second more targeted study was requested of a neighborhood.
The oft-cited Cancer in Iowa report that for several years has found the state to have the second-highest and fastest-growing rate of new cancers in the nation next year will start breaking out pediatric numbers.
The Gazette will host a series of free, virtual panel discussions this week aimed at exploring Iowa’s cancer rates, the research being done, and the threat posed to scientific research in the state by proposals to slash federal spending.
An initiative between the Iowa Environmental Council and the Harkin Institute will explore the relationship between environmental risk factors and cancer rates in Iowa. The initiative will combine both community outreach and a “rigorous” review of academic research.
Just like bars and restaurants in the state, smoking would be prohibited inside Iowa casinos under legislation that took a step forward Tuesday.
Iowa Cancer Registry to ‘make people aware’ of alarming rate during community meetings in all the state’s 99 counties.
Consuming alcohol raises the risk of developing at least seven types of cancer diseases, including liver, breast and throat cancer, research has found. His advisory also notes that as a person's alcohol consumption goes up, so does the risk for developing those illnesses.
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Screening tests, proposed policies and personal advocacy all help move the needle in the fight against Iowa’s high cancer rates
The Iowa Cancer Registry is expanding the way staff investigate whether the environment — air, water, chemicals in a workplace — might be causing cancer. In a reversal of the traditional process, researchers will start with a location with known contamination and see if people are sick nearby.
Journalists at The Gazette spent months interviewing people, reading studies and tracking cancer-related legislation to report on Iowa’s cancer rate, which is the second-highest in the nation.
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