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New Report Finds Ties Between the Most Common Cancers in Iowa and Environmental Risk Factors

3/25/26, 12:00 AM

Today, the Iowa Environmental Council and The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement released a new report, "Environmental Risk Factors and Iowa's Cancer Crisis."

"Environmental Risk Factors and Iowa's Cancer Crisis" Explores the Impact of Pesticides, Nitrate, PFAS, and Radon on Iowa's Outlier Cancer Rate"

https://www.iaenvironment.org/newsroom/council-news/new-report-finds-ties-between-the-most-common-cancers-in-iowa-and-environmental-risk-factors