Iowa House panel advances bill to fund pediatric cancer research

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 463

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Iowa House lawmakers thanked the patients and families driving the push for pediatric cancer research funding Wednesday as an appropriations subcommittee approved legislation to provide millions to the cause.

Isabelle Ireland, a recent University of Iowa graduate who, at 16, was diagnosed with “an extremely rare form of ovarian cancer,” told subcommittee members she had just a 10% chance of survival. Her family had to sacrifice to get Ireland the treatments she said saved her …

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