Researchers connect environmental issues with cancer rates in new report

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 1,492

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Researchers and public health experts are urging lawmakers to turn knowledge of Iowa’s cancer crisis into action, with a new report detailing Iowans’ risks of exposure to different carcinogens and offering first and future steps to mitigating dangers.

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement and the Iowa Environmental Council released a report Wednesday into the environmental factors impacting Iowa’s high — and rising — cancer rates, including pesticides, per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances …

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