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
- Knowledge, symptom awareness, and referral practices of primary care providers in early-onset colorectal cancer
- The benefits of community-level efforts to increase tree shade availability for cancer prevention and control
- Scaling what works: a collaborative capacity-building program tailored to optimize resources and scale evidence-based interventions for cancer prevention and control
- Declines in cervical cancer incidence among young women in the United States
- Receipt, knowledge, and interest in genetic testing for cancer—National Center for Health Statistics Rapid Surveys System, United States, January–February 2024