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ACS CAN Applauds Iowa Legislature for Passing Budget that Prioritizes Cancer Prevention
... death in the U.S. In fact, smoking leads to a third of all cancer deaths in our country. Smoking currently costs Iowa close to $1.3 billion in health care costs each year and claims more than 5,100 lives each year. “While smoking rates have declined in Iowa over the last decade, we’re seeing ... has become even more important as unemployment rates surge as a result of the pandemic and Iowans continue to lose their employer sponsored health coverage. “Early detection is truly a matter of life or death for the more than 2,700 Iowa women who will be diagnosed with breast or ...
Iowa House Passes Bill for Radon Testing and Mitigation in Schools; Cancer Advocates Urge the Senate to Follow Suit
... We don’t want them to find out they’ve been exposed to dangerous radon levels through a lung cancer diagnosis,” said Maria Steele, a health care practitioner and ACS CAN volunteer. Steele was diagnosed with radon-induced lung cancer in 2019 and draws motivation from her cancer journey ...
Iowa Senate Passes Bill for Radon Testing and Mitigation in Schools; Cancer Advocates Urge Gov. Reynolds to Sign It into Law
... We don’t want them to find out they’ve been exposed to dangerous radon levels through a lung cancer diagnosis,” said Maria Steele, a health care practitioner and ACS CAN volunteer. Steele was diagnosed with radon-induced lung cancer in 2019 and draws motivation from her cancer journey ...
Governor Signs Bill for Radon Testing and Mitigation in Schools
... We don’t want them to find out they’ve been exposed to dangerous radon levels through a lung cancer diagnosis,” said Maria Steele, a health care practitioner and ACS CAN volunteer. Steele was diagnosed with radon-induced lung cancer in 2019 and draws motivation from her cancer journey ...