(Hospital Room - KIWA Staff Photo)Iowa (RI) — A recent study from the American Cancer Society found that a rise in early-stage cancer diagnoses may have been a driving factor in Iowa’s increasing cancer rate.
The agency examined Iowa’s cancer rates from 2001 to 2022 and found that the rates began rising compared to neighboring states after 2013.
Principal Scientist Daniel Wiese says cancer screening and prevention played a role, particularly for early-stage prostate cancer and breast cancer.
Iowa has the second highest rate of new cancer diagnoses in the country and is one of three states with a rising rate of cancer cases. Wiese says the research indicates that a rise in early detection played a role in increasing Iowa’s cancer rates.
Wiese says further research needs to be conducted on environmental and health factors.
