UI research identifies promising new target for treating rare, aggressive childhood cancer

UI Health Care remains Iowa’s No. 1 Hospital in ranking by ‘US News & World Report’

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center is once again ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” and the No. 1 hospital in Iowa, according to the 2025-2026 rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

Faculty awarded 2025 American Cancer Society seed grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Three early-career scientists have each been awarded a one-year, $40,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Resear

Tardigrade protein may help protect cancer patients from radiation side effects

Borrowing from one of nature’s toughest survivors, researchers at University of Iowa Health Care, MIT, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, are creating a unique approach to protect healthy tissue during radiation therapy.

More Iowans surviving cancer than ever before 

The Iowa Cancer Registry at the University of Iowa has tracked cancer cases, survival rates, and deaths from canc

Breast cancer patients explain emotional toll of waiting to begin treatment

For many women diagnosed with 

Iowan sees new life after innovative cancer treatment

By participating in cutting-edge research at University of Iowa Health Care, Linda Jacobs beat cancer. Now, she is relishing time with her grandchildren, exploring new hobbies, and training a puppy.

Grateful for world-class cancer care close to home

When Quad Cities resident Christen Schulte Phelps was diagnosed with a rare breast cancer, she only had t