by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 8, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill that’s cleared initial review in the Iowa House could make it harder for Iowans diagnosed with cancer to argue in a lawsuit that the disease is linked to the weed killer known by the brand name Roundup. Craig Mischo (MISH-oh), director of government...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 21, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Kevin Reynolds, the husband of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The governor issued a written statement this revealing her husband’s diagnosis. Reynolds said the couple has “every reason to be optimistic,” as their...
by Matt Kelley | Jun 29, 2023 | Health & Medicine, News
Cancer patients in Iowa are facing delays in potentially-life-saving treatments as two important drugs used in chemotherapy are in very short supply. Dr. Richard Deming, medical director of the Richard Deming Cancer Center at MercyOne in Des Moines, says almost 50% of...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 28, 2023 | Health & Medicine, News
The Iowa Cancer Registry is marking its 50th year and celebrating the fact cancer is much less deadly in Iowa today than in 1973 when the first report was published. Registry director Mary Charlton, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa, credits...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 30, 2023 | Health & Medicine, News
A coalition of Iowa health care providers, researchers, cancer survivors and others is releasing its five-year Iowa Cancer Plan. Rachel Schramm, program manager of the Iowa Cancer Consortium, says behind heart disease, cancer is the number-two cause of death in Iowa,...