The breast cancer mortality rate in Iowa has dropped significantly over the past 20 years, UI doctors said Wednesday, a trend they expect to continue thanks to better screening and treatment advancements. The data is from the Cancer in Iowa 2013 report.
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The latest annual report on cancer in Iowa estimates 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer in 2013, 17 times the number of deaths caused by auto fatalities. In addition, an estimated 17,300 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents, according to the “Cancer in Iowa: 2013” report released today by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health. Story
The annual "Cancer in Iowa" report issued by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, will be released on Wednesday, March 20. The report includes county-by-county statistics, summaries of new research projects, and a section focused on breast cancer, the most commonly registered cancer among women in Iowa. The news briefing will feature key medical staff and a patient diagnosed with breast cancer. Story
2013.01.24 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 09:18 AM
George Weiner, M.D., director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI). His term began January 1, and he will become AACI president in the fall of 2014. Story
A group of students on the UI campus is raising both funds and awareness for breast cancer research through a creative campaign launched last year in honor of UI student Corey Collins' mother, who died of breast cancer.
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2012.07.11 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 08:56 AM
Leaders at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced recipients of the first round of the 2012 American Cancer Society seed grant awards. Story
Leaders of Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa today announced the recipients of the 2012 Oberley Seed Grant Program Awards. Story
