Iowa Sen. Catelin Drey knows her state’s cancer crisis. She’s living it.

Iowa State Sen. Catelin Drey, diagnosed with uterine cancer, highlighted Iowa's rising cancer rates, including the fastest-growing new cancer rate in the U.S. and elevated uterine cancer cases in Iowa County. The article links these trends to environmental factors like nitrates, pesticides, PFAS, and radon, common in Iowa due to factory farm manure and agricultural practices.