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 cases and treatment.
- 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
- Outcomes and cost of patient navigation in increasing colorectal cancer screening in a safety net hospital-based health center
- Differences in lung cancer survival by demographic characteristics and social determinants of health, United States, 2010–2020
- Increasing colorectal cancer screening: a systematic economic review of patient navigation services
- 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