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As cancer rates fall nationally, Iowa sees a troubling rise in diagnoses

PBS NewsHour June 16, 2026 1 views
As cancer rates fall nationally, Iowa sees a troubling rise in diagnoses

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Fred de Sam Lazaro
Fred de Sam Lazaro
Sam Lane
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For years, national conversations about cancer have often focused on the so-called “Cancer Alley” in the Deep South or Appalachian states with high smoking rates. But recently, a different state has grabbed headlines. Iowa has the second-highest cancer incidence in the country and is one of only three states where rates are rising. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
Fred de Sam Lazaro is director of the Under-Told Stories Project at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, a program that combines international journalism and teaching. He has served with the PBS NewsHour since 1985 and is a regular contributor and substitute anchor for PBS' Religion and Ethics Newsweekly.
Sam Lane is reporter/producer in PBS NewsHour's segment unit.
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