Iowa’s cancer problem is scrambling the midterms | CNN Politics
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As the debate season kicked off in Iowa’s heated gubernatorial race, one question seemed to animate and, in some ways, unify the candidates.
Iowa Republican nominee for Governor Zach Lahn speaks to fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on August 14, 2026.
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As the debate season kicked off in Iowa’s heated gubernatorial race, one question seemed to animate and, in some ways, unify the candidates.
“What are the immediate and specific steps that you would take to combat Iowa’s cancer crisis?” the moderator asked the Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn, who both said it was a foundational issue for their campaigns — before each accusing the other of not doing enough.
