A crop duster makes a pass over a field near Glidden in western Iowa on July 22, 2025. The planes are used to apply pesticides and fungicides to crops during the growing season.
Sharon Link is prone to kidney stones — that’s what she thought was making her bleed sometimes when she used the bathroom. But a CT scan her doctor ordered revealed a fast-growing tumor in her uterus instead.
Adam Shriver, director of wellness and nutrition policy at the Harkin Institute at Drake University, speaks during a press conference on a report connecting environmental exposures to cancer trends in Iowa.
Carrie Johansson, senior director of policy and programs with Iowa Environmental Council speaks about a new report linking environmental factors and Iowa cancer risk on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Johansson is one of the authors of the report.
Matt Russell, executive director of the Iowa Farmers Union, speaks during a Wednesday, March 25, 2026, news conference about the role of agriculture in addressing environmental factors tied to cancer in Iowa.
Matt Russell, executive director of the Iowa Farmers Union, talks about changes to be made in response to a new report linking environmental factors and Iowa cancer risk on March 25, 2026.
Adam Shriver, director of wellness and nutrition at the Harkin Institute for Public Policy, speaks about a new report linking environmental factors and Iowa cancer risk on March 25, 2026. Shriver is one of the authors of the report.
Carrie Johansson (left), senior director of policy and programs at the Iowa Environmental Council, and Adam Shriver (right), director of wellness and nutrition policy at the Harkin Institute at Drake University, speaks during a press conference on a report connecting environmental exposures to cancer trends in Iowa.
A crop duster makes a pass over a field near Glidden in western Iowa on July 22, 2025. The planes are used to apply pesticides and fungicides to crops during the growing season.
Adam Shriver, director of wellness and nutrition policy at the Harkin Institute at Drake University, speaks during a press conference on a report connecting environmental exposures to cancer trends in Iowa.
Matt Russell, executive director of the Iowa Farmers Union, speaks during a Wednesday, March 25, 2026, news conference about the role of agriculture in addressing environmental factors tied to cancer in Iowa.
Carrie Johansson (left), senior director of policy and programs at the Iowa Environmental Council, and Adam Shriver (right), director of wellness and nutrition policy at the Harkin Institute at Drake University, speaks during a press conference on a report connecting environmental exposures to cancer trends in Iowa.
