To lower your skin cancer risk, protect your skin from the sun and avoid tanning.
You can lower your risk of getting many common kinds of cancer.
Tools that present U.S. Cancer Statistics, the official federal cancer statistics.
Tips for staying healthy during and after cancer.
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Alcohol and tobacco use, family health history, HPV, and obesity can raise cancer risk.
CDC offers resources about cancer in a variety of formats.
Basic information and statistics about some of the most common cancers.
Health Equity in Cancer Prevention and Control
When talking about cancer, equity is when everyone has an equal opportunity to prevent cancer.
CDC conducts and supports studies to reduce cancer and eliminate health disparities.
Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients
Learn how to prevent infections during chemotherapy treatment.
About the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
The work, priorities, and impact of CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.