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The age-adjusted cancer mortality rate for Black people in Iowa is more than 25% greater than it is for white Iowans. Report co-author Mary Charlton, professor of epidemiology in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, says the numbers are adjusted for age, Black Iowans are more apt to get cancer when they’re younger, whereas white Iowans are more likely to get it when they’re older. “When examining rates by age at diagnosis, we found that in the 60- to 69-year-old age group the Black population had an age-adjusted new case rate that was 33% higher than the white population. The cancer incidence rates became more similar in the older age groups. This shows how cancer impacts the Black population in Iowa at younger ages.” ....
Unsplash Iowa’s Black population has the highest mortality rate in almost every major cause of death, including cancer, when compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Cancer is also striking Black Iowans at a younger age, with Black Iowans experiencing the highest cancer incidence rate of all racial and ethnic groups between 50 and 79 years old. Concerns over racial and ethnic disparities in cancer are the focus of the 2021 Cancer in Iowa report, issued by the Iowa Cancer Registry earlier this week. On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer talks with experts about these newly reported findings. Advocates Cathy Ketton and ShanQuiesha Robinson also join the program to discuss efforts to support women of color experiencing breast cancer in the Cedar Valley through their organization, Splash of Color Breast Cancer Support Group. ....
Black people in Iowa develop and die from cancer at higher rates than their neighbors, according to an annual report from researchers at the University of Iowa. “The causes of these disparities are deeply ingrained in our society, and it will take significant effort at many levels over a long period of time to address them,” Dr. George Weiner, the director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa s Hospitals and Clinics, told reporters. “If we are able to do so successfully, it will benefit all Iowans.” Weiner and the co-authors of the report presented their findings, with a focus on racial disparities, during a virtual panel Wednesday morning. ....