Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the U.S., and we are among the only two states where cancer rates are increasing.

The Iowa Environmental Council and The Harkin Institute announced the launch of a new initiative that explores the relationship between environmental risk factors and cancer rates in Iowa. The initiative combines a rigorous review of existing academic research about environmental risk factors and their sources with a statewide campaign to listen to, understand, and amplify Iowans’ own lived experiences with cancer.

On August 14, we're invite you to attend a cancer listening session, hosted live on Zoom. Click here to register for the Zoom session.

Have you or your family been impacted by cancer? Join us to: 

• hear a short presentation about Iowa's cancer rates, including remarks by Dr. Richard Deming, medical director of Mercy Cancer Center in Des Moines, and founder of Above + Beyond Cancer
• learn about a new project that explores the links between cancer and environmental risk factors;
• share your own story and listen to others’ stories.

The event is free to attend. Zoom login info will be sent when you register (if you do not receive the confirmation email, contact us at iecmail@iaenvironment.org). 

Listening sessions are hosted by the Iowa Environmental Council, The Harkin Institute, and the Iowa Farmers Union.