Annual cancer report spotlights racial disparities

March 10, 2021 Carol Kuster State News 0

The annual Cancer in Iowa report released today by University of Iowa researchers focuses on racial disparities among Iowa cancer diagnoses. Dr. Nalo Johnson, director of health promotion and chronic disease prevention at the Iowa Department of Public Health, says the report shows the age-adjusted cancer mortality rate for black Iowans is more than 25-percent […]