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Senator Weiner calls for cancer-prevention measures and praises $1.7M student fundraiser
Summary
Senator Weiner said Iowa faces fast-rising cancer rates and urged measures such as radon mitigation and stronger tanning-bed and anti-vaping rules; he also praised University of Iowa students for raising $1,695,270.32 for Stead Family Children's Hospital.
Senator Weiner (Johnson) told the Senate that Iowa is experiencing a cancer crisis, citing rising cancer rates and urging the Legislature to act on prevention measures. "This past weekend, those students raised $1,695,270.32 for the kids," he said, praising University of Iowa students who fundraised at a dance marathon for Stead Family Children's Hospital.
Weiner listed several policy actions he described as "low hanging fruit," including radon mitigation, tougher tanning-bed regulations, and programs to prevent youth nicotine and vaping initiation. He framed prevention as an attainable set of steps that could reduce future cancer burdens and urged colleagues to use the legislative session to address these measures. He did not present specific bills or funding levels during his remarks.
