Cancer is also striking Black Iowans at a younger age, with Black Iowans experiencing the highest cancer incidence rate of all racial and ethnic groups between 50 and 79 years old.
Concerns over racial and ethnic disparities in cancer are the focus of the 2021 Cancer in Iowa report, issued by the Iowa Cancer Registry earlier this week. On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer talks with experts about these newly reported findings. Advocates Cathy Ketton and ShanQuiesha Robinson also join the program to discuss efforts to support women of color experiencing breast cancer in the Cedar Valley through their organization, Splash of Color Breast Cancer Support Group.
Guests:
- Mary Charlton, professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health and director of the Iowa Cancer Registry
- Dr. Vincent Reid, surgical oncologist, Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids
- Cathy Ketton, cofounder of Splash of Color Breast Cancer Support Group
- ShanQuiesha Robinson, cancer survivor and cofounder of Splash of Color Breast Cancer Support Group
- Dr. George Weiner, director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa and president of the Iowa Cancer Consortium
