The University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Iowa Cancer Consortium today announced the release of a new video intended to educate physicians on the dangers of radon and the link between the radioactive gas and lung cancer. Story
Bill Field, a professor of occupational and environmental health at the UI, writes about the danger of radon, and why he believes the EPA shouldn't be allowed to drop the ball by eliminating funding to help states promote radon awareness.
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The State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the UI College of Public Health, issued its Cancer in Iowa 2012 report, which includes county-by-county statistics, summaries of new research projects, and a section focused on lung cancer, one of the state's "big four" cancers. Story