Iowa’s soaring cancer rates headline 2026 Harkin on Wellness Symposium

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement hosted its annual Harkin on Wellness Symposium. This year’s focus – Treatment and Prevention of Cancer.

Iowa has the fastest-rising cancer rates in America and the second-highest overall cancer rate for the third consecutive year. As lawmakers and scientists continue searching for the cause and the cure, talks at the Harkin on Wellness Symposium on Wednesday discussed new ways to look at research, current data, and more…

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