REAL DUBUQUE NEWS (RDN)
Dubuque County hosts two free presentations Monday on environmental factors and Iowa's cancer crisis
LOCAL NEWS WIRE • November 05, 2026
Authors of a new report on environmental risk factors and Iowa's high cancer rates will present Monday in Dyersville and at the University of Dubuque, with sessions on pesticides, nitrate, PFAS and radon.
KEY FACTS & RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
- Two public presentations on environmental risk factors and Iowa's cancer rates will be held Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 (reported by Radio Dubuque).
- First session: 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the James Kennedy Public Library in Dyersville.
- Second session: 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Technology Center Auditorium on the University of Dubuque campus.
- Authors of the new report "Environmental Risk Factors and Iowa's Cancer Crisis" will present findings on pesticides, nitrate, PFAS and radon and their association with cancer in the state.
- Hosts: the Iowa Environmental Council, the Iowa Farmers Union, Dubuque County Public Health and Dubuque County Watersheds.
- The presentations are free to attend; registration is requested at the Iowa Environmental Council's website.
Two special public presentations next week will deal with the environmental risk factors associated with Iowa's high cancer rates, Radio Dubuque reports. Both presentations will be held Monday, Nov. 9. The first will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Dyersville at the James Kennedy Public Library. The second will be Monday evening from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Technology Center Auditorium on the University of Dubuque campus. Authors of the new report "Environmental Risk Factors and Iowa's Cancer Crisis" will present findings on pesticides, nitrate, PFAS and radon and their association with cancer in the state. The event is hosted by the Iowa Environmental Council, the Iowa Farmers Union, Dubuque County Public Health and Dubuque County Watersheds. The presentations are free to attend, but registration is requested at the Iowa Environmental Council's website.
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