Why Is Iowa's Cancer Rate so High?
Iowa continues to have the second-highest rate of new cancers in the United States. On March 5, 2025, Heart of Iowa Democrats & the Women’s Caucus had a Zoom session with Shawn Ellerbroek, Professor of Biochemistry at Wartburg, Kelly W. Sittig, Executive Director with the Iowa Cancer Consortium, and Representative Dr. Austin Baeth, Iowa HD36.
