by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 13, 2021 | Human Interest, News
A recent cancer patient returned to a Sioux City hospital today to give a special thank you to the nurses who took care of him. Russ Gutheridge of Aurelia and his wife released 50 white doves outside of St. Luke’s UnityPoint Health Center as a sign of love, new...
by Matt Kelley | Mar 23, 2021 | Health & Medicine, News
A report out this month projects nearly 19,000 Iowans will be diagnosed with cancer this year and a free program is being launched in hopes of trimming that number back. Nigel Brockton, at the American Institute for Cancer Research, says the effort is called the...
by Matt Kelley | Mar 10, 2021 | Health & Medicine, News
The annual Cancer in Iowa report released today by University of Iowa researchers focuses on racial disparities among Iowa cancer diagnoses. Dr. Nalo Johnson, director of health promotion and chronic disease prevention at the Iowa Department of Public Health, says the...
by Matt Kelley | Sep 21, 2020 | Health & Medicine, News
Iowans whose lives have been touched by pancreatic cancer are optimistic Friday’s death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg allows people to understand more about what’s considered the world’s toughest form of cancer. Beth Day of...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 14, 2020 | Human Interest, News
This summer’s major fundraisers for the American Cancer Society in Iowa are undergoing significant changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Relay For Life is held every summer in many Iowa cities to raise funds for research and services for cancer patients...
