Advancements like MCED tests are a critical step toward ensuring that everyone, regardless of where they live, has access to the best tools available to greatly decrease the burden of cancer. Guest columnist

Greg Opseth is president of the Iowa Nurses Association.

Our leaders in Congress have the opportunity to make a powerful impact in the fight against cancer. By supporting the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, they can make a meaningful difference in how cancer is screened for and detected, particularly for rural states like Iowa that are wrestling with an alarming increase in new diagnoses.

A recent report from the Iowa Cancer Registry found that our state has the fastest-growing rate of new cancer diagnoses in the United States, an

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