Iowans’ alcohol consumption—in volume and frequency—is among the highest in the nation, and puts residents at greater risk for cancer, according to the 2024 Cancer in Iowa report issued by the Iowa Cancer Registry. The annual report, produced by the College of Public Health at the University of … [Read more...]

For a half-century, Iowans have been blessed to have a team of dedicated professionals providing a high-quality source of cancer information. The Iowa Cancer Registry, at the University of Iowa, has been tracking cancer cases, survival rates, and deaths from cancer in the state since 1973. The … [Read more...]

The Iowa Cancer Registry (ICR), based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, is one of the 9 original NCI-funded registries in the US and has been providing students with unique educational and research opportunities that give them a head start in the professional careers. Learn more … [Read more...]

Shortly after Lindsay Schmauss’ double mastectomy to treat breast cancer in 2021, she thanked her surgeon for saving her life. “She said, ‘No, Lindsay, you saved your own life by getting that mammogram,’” Schmauss says. The grants administrator for the Iowa Department of Public Health in Des … [Read more...]

African Americans in Iowa are getting cancer and dying from it at higher rates than any other group in the state. According to the 2021 Cancer in Iowa report issued by the State Health Registry of Iowa, the age-adjusted cancer mortality rate for Black people in Iowa is more than 25% greater than it … [Read more...]