Cancer

Goshen Fire Chief Anthony Powell says the department has made the job safer for firefighters in recent years, focusing on protecting them from carcinogens.

Because of limited funding approved by Indiana lawmakers, there are only 1,000 spots available in the testing program for more than 5,000 Hoosier firefighters

Non-profit groups Altarum and the Citizens Research Council of Michigan say Michigan is in the lower quartile of states, or lower, for many health outcomes, including life expectancy, health status, obesity, heart disease, infant mortality, as well as worse health outcomes affecting people in minority groups.

The Michigan Health and Hospital Association says the shortage of two key chemotherapy drugs has become critical across the U.S., and in every region of Michigan.

The agency hopes the standards will prevent thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of serious illnesses.

Firefighters were found to be more likely to get diagnosed with cancer and more likely to die from it. Several bills this session aim to help Indiana draw attention to how PFAS impacts firefighters – but alternatives aren’t available.

There are only a handful of companies that sell firefighting gear and all of them use PFAS. That’s why the national firefighters’ union is working to pass this kind of legislation in multiple states.

Initial screenings for breast, lung and cervical cancer are covered by insurance, but expensive secondary tests can leave patients in screening purgatory.

Kari Rhinehart, co-founder of the Franklin group If It Was Your Child, will speak at the event at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters.

While cancer death rates in the U.S. have declined in recent years, racial disparities persist. Midwestern states — including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana — have some of the highest rates of cancer mortality for Black residents in the country. Public health advocates have worked for years to close the racial gap, but some worry the pandemic will delay progress.