What to know
CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control conducts and supports studies to reduce cancer and eliminate health disparities.
Overview
CDC contributes data and scientific expertise on:
- Cancer prevention and risk behaviors.
- The quality and appropriate use of cancer screening.
- The cost and cost-effectiveness of cancer control programs.
- Health and wellness after a cancer diagnosis.
- Efforts to advance health equity.
CDC's latest cancer research
- Cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, and trends across the Navajo Nation, 2014–2018
- Preferences among U.S. women for cervical cancer screening with self-collected specimens for human papillomavirus testing
- HPV vaccination among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men aged 27–45 years in the United States is potentially cost-saving
- Cost of colorectal cancer screening in two tribal health organizations in Alaska
- Approaches to address common barriers to colorectal cancer screening in rural communities of CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control Program