What are the most common types of cancer in Iowa?
Here are the most common types of cancer in Iowa in 2025, according to the Iowa Cancer Registry.
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2025
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cancer research
Jul
2025
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The Hot Spot: Why we’re investigating cancer in Iowa
Iowa Starting Line is launching “The Hot Spot: Investigating Cancer in Iowa,” a comprehensive look at why our state stands alone in its rising cancer rates.
Jun
2025
17
Cancer in Iowa: We want to hear your stories
Why is cancer in Iowa growing so fast? What are the causes? And how could our leaders be helping us?
Jun
2025
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WATCH: Trump’s federal cuts don’t stop at cancer research
The Trump Administration's crusade against DEI and "waste" in federal spending has hit its latest mark: cancer research.
Learn more about it on the most recent episode of Cornhole Champions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4utzL8Qt3I0
Jun
2025
4
WATCH: Trump cuts Iowa cancer and defense research funding (Part 3) – Cornhole Champions #27
The Trump Administration has terminated over 1,600 research grants nationwide, cutting more than $1.5 billion in federal funding and leaving Iowa's research universities scrambling to save critical projects.
On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith, Amy Rivers, and Avery Staker talk about how these massive cuts are devastating Iowa's scientific infrastructure.
Cornhole Champions is a weekly podcast powered by Iowa Starting Line with music by Avery Mossman and show art by Desirée Tapia. We are a proud member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative.
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*SHOW RUNDOWN:*
00:30 - Cancer Research Gets the Axe - University of Iowa Professor's Pancreatic Cancer Study Terminated
01:30 - "Diverse" Triggers Grant Termination - How One Word Killed Research Grant
02:30 - Foreign Disinformation Studies Cut - $1.7 Million Grant Protecting Americans Canceled
04:30 - Innovation Infrastructure Under Attack - Why R&D Labs Can't Just "Turn Back On"
06:30 - America's Scientific Brain Drain - Scientists Leaving as US
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