Iowa Campaigns Put Water Quality and Cancer Risk in the Spotlight
A recent AP report shows how Iowa’s water quality debate has become a health issue in state politics, while experts caution that cancer patterns have many causes and environmental links are often difficult to prove.
Infections play a larger role in cancer than many people realize
A new analysis estimates that about 12% of new cancers worldwide in 2024 were linked to infectious agents. Vaccines, testing and treatment can lower risk.
Could vaccines help prevent more cancers in the future?
Research on preventive cancer vaccines is moving beyond HPV and hepatitis B, but experts say a universal shot against every cancer is still far off.