EPA Administrator Michael Regan, who like the president lost a son to cancer, will join the so-called Cancer Cabinet to help shift some focus to preventing environmental exposures that cause the ...

A project that will explore the relationship between the environment and cancer rates in Iowa was launched at the Harkin On Wellness symposium at Drake University. (Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) ...

IOWA, USA — Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the nation and is also among only two states where cancer rates are increasing rather than decreasing. The annual 2025 "Cancer in Iowa" report ...

The Environment Protection Agency released a report that finds chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer can cause cancer. People at risk are those who eat or drink goods that contain these harmful ...

Most solid tumors become stiff as the cancer progresses. Although researchers recognize that the environment around the cancer cells influences their behavior, it is unclear how it does so. In a new ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa is an outlier for the wrong reasons, according to several environmental advocates who spoke at the Harkin Institute’s annual wellness symposium, which ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - Ten years ago, Grand Traverse County had one of the highest incidence rates for breast cancer compared to other Michigan counties. Today, the most recent ...

Alterations in metabolic processes are a hallmark of cancer and can lead to a tumor environment that is acidic. As a result, cancer cells must adapt to survive in this inhospitable environment. In a ...

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Scientists at New York University have found that cancer cells work together to source nutrients from their environment—a cooperative process that was previously overlooked by researchers. The team’s ...

Gastric (stomach) cancer remains one of the most common and deadly cancers in East Asia, including Korea. Yet despite its ...