University of Iowa researchers create tools for cancer tracking in different states

University of Iowa researchers create tools for cancer tracking in different states

University of Iowa researchers have developed a mapping tool for cancer rates that drill down deeper than county-level data. (Photo via Getty Images)As Iowa officials drill down on their fight to understand and address high cancer rates in the state, a mapping tool developed by University of Iowa researchers is informing their and other states’ work — and the network is set to keep growing. Where previously only countywide data was available on …