Des Moines Register

Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the US. What exactly does that mean?

Iowa's age-adjusted rate of new cancer cases is second in the U.S., behind only Kentucky. Iowa is also one of just two states where the rate of new cancer cases is rising. Not every form of cancer is ...
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How The Post found growing rates of young cancer in America’s Corn Belt

“Why does Iowa have the 2nd Highest and Fastest Rising Cancer Rate in the United States?” That was the headline of the Iowa Cancer Registry’s 2024 report, a question that intrigued reporters for ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Younger Male, Minority Patients With Early-Onset CRC in Urban Settings Face Higher Cardiovascular Death Risk

Young adults with early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC), particularly men and non-Hispanic Black and American Indian/Alaskan ...
Medical Xpress

2022 to 2023 saw decrease in rate of drug overdose deaths in United States: Report

From 2022 to 2023, there was a decrease in the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose death in the United States, according to a report published in the February Health E-Stats, a publication of the ...