Cancer

Republicans in the Iowa Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would bar Iowans with severe illnesses from suing pesticide manufacturers for failing to warn them of potential health risks like cancer.

Binge drinking not seen as cause of Iowa’s rising cancer rates, researchers say.

Experts discuss the role of alcohol use in developing cancer, along with other findings from the latest Cancer in Iowa report.

The annual Cancer in Iowa report by the Iowa Cancer Registry found Iowa has the fastest growing rate of new cancer in the country and focused on alcohol's role in cancer.

The University of Iowa Dance Marathon has raised over $34 million for kids with cancer over the last three decades. The 30th 24-hour dance marathon will be held Feb. 2-3.

From local curling wins to Iowa's contested Congressional seats, host Ben Kieffer covers the biggest stories of the week.

On this archived episode of River to River we listen back to a conversation with the retired director of the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Cancer in Iowa remains persistent, but fewer people are dying from it.

Until recently, Dr. George Weiner served as the head of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa. He reflects on his career and 25 years of cancer research.

Jazz musician Gabriel Espinosa is retiring as director of jazz studies at Central College this spring, but his music career is far from over.