Cancer in Iowa
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Radon exposure is fueling Iowa’s deadliest cancer
When the Environmental Protection Agency first mapped radon in 1993, it found high levels in all of Iowa’s 99 counties. Today, it’s fueling Iowa’s deadliest cancer.
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Why you should check your house for radon, the cancer-causing gas found in Iowa
Radon is everywhere in Iowa and it can cause cancer, but it’s not unavoidable.
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Radon exposure is fueling Iowa’s deadliest cancer
Iowa has the highest radon levels in the nation, and doctors say the gas is causing hundreds of lung cancer deaths every year.
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Under the Iowa sun: The work that drives the state’s high skin cancer rates
Iowa has the fifth-highest rate of skin cancer in the country, with numbers similar to states with far more UV radiation levels. This week on The Hot Spot, we look into the forces impacting our cancer rate.
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WATCH: What can you do about cancer (w/ Dr. Richard Deming) – Cornhole Champions Interview
Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in America, and Dr. Richard Deming has been fighting this crisis for four decades. In this powerful conversation, Iowa’s leading oncologist reveals what you can actually do about it. On this episode of Cornhole Champions, we explore the mortality wake-up call that cancer brings and the simple—though not easy—steps…
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Facing cancer in Iowa: Patients share their stories
Cancer in Iowa isn’t just about treatment—it’s about surviving the system, asking why it happened, and living with the aftermath. Five Iowans share their stories.
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WATCH: Iowa cancer research funding cut by $33 million under Trump (PT 3) – Cornhole Champions #35
Iowa faces the nation’s worst cancer crisis, and now federal funding cuts are shaking up promising research. The Trump administration has slashed over $33 million in cancer research funding at the University of Iowa alone. On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith, Amie Rivers, and Avery Staker explore how these cuts are devastating…
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The future of cancer research in Iowa is uncertain—and lives are on the line
Iowa cancer patients are desperate for better screenings, treatments, and cures. Researchers are desperate to find them. So what’s the holdup?
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WATCH: 🌽 53 million pounds of pesticides: Iowa’s cancer crisis (PT 2) – Cornhole Champions #34
53 million pounds. That’s how much pesticide gets sprayed across Iowa every year—more than any other state in the country. With Iowa having the second-highest and fastest-growing cancer rates in America, the science is connecting some uncomfortable dots between what’s in our fields and what’s happening to our neighbors. On this episode of Cornhole Champions,…
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How pesticides help fuel Iowa’s cancer crisis
Pesticides are part of why Iowa’s fields are so productive. Research into pesticide exposure also connects them to our cancer crisis.
