ANKENY, Iowa —

Iowa's increasing cancer cases are prompting experts and survivors to search for answers, as discussed at the annual Iowa Cancer Summit held in Ankeny on Tuesday, where public health and cancer experts addressed Iowa's second-highest cancer rate in the nation.

Last year, the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center initiated efforts to understand the contributing factors.

KCCI Investigates has explored risk factors in its "State of Cancer" series, examining elements such as radon, preventive screenings, nutrition, and environmental factors.

Natoshia Askelson from the University of Iowa College of Public Health said, "When we started thinking about how do we figure out what's contributing to our rising incidence, we needed to figure out which cancers were a

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