SIOUX CITY -- The Iowa Environmental Council, Harkin Institute and Iowa Farmers Union held a listening session Wednesday at the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council for those affected by cancer in Woodbury County.
Through small group discussions or by filling out a paper questionnaire, attendees shared concerns about cancer and personal experiences with a cancer diagnosis. The listening session is part of a larger project exploring potential causes and risk factors for Iowa's high cancer rates.
Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the country and is one of only two states where cancer is increasing, according to information provided during the listening session.
"It's estimated that 21,200 new invasive cancers will be diagnosed among Iowans in 2025, and that's accord