Cancer

Under normal circumstances, a cancer diagnosis can be life altering. But with cases of COVID-19 straining medical systems across the state and with new…

Iowa has one of the lowest survival rates for lung cancer in the nation, according to a new report by the American Lung Association.The annual report…

Iowa has one of the highest obesity rates in the country, according a new report by the non-profit Trust for America's Health.More than 35 percent of…

A recent study by the University of Iowa found many rural Iowans may not be receiving care that meets an accrediting group’s standards.The study found…

Iowa is not doing enough to deter kids from using tobacco, according to a report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.The annual report…

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, manufactured by Monsanto-Bayer, is widely used in Iowa. It's sprayed on thousands of acres of farmland each…

This conversation originally aired on 6-4-18. The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa has been approved to use a new therapy that…

Breast cancer survivors and their supporters were at the capitol Thursday for a bill-signing of legislation known as Patty’s Law, named for a West Des…

A new report from the State Health Registry of Iowa shows the rate of new liver cancer cases has tripled in the state since the 1970s.According to the…

After dueling reviews of research studies, scientific panels from the U.S. government and the World Health Organization are having a hard time agreeing…