- World Cancer Day - Promoting Ways to Reduce Cancer
- Cervical Cancer - The Preventable Gynecologic Cancer
- Cancer Programs - States Find Innovative Ways to Fight Cancer
As a leader in nationwide efforts to ease the burden of cancer, CDC works with national cancer organizations, state health agencies, and other key groups to develop, implement, and promote effective strategies for preventing and controlling cancer.
Cancer Topics
About Us
Programs, health campaigns, partners, organization chart
Data and Statistics
USCS, other tools, and statistics by cancer type
Publications
Order or print fact sheets, brochures, and posters
Health Disparities
Ensuring everyone has equal access to cancer care
Prevention
Ways to reduce cancer risk; free or low-cost screening
Research
Links to journal articles by DCPC scientists
Preventing Infections
Getting chemotherapy? Reduce your risk of infection
Survivorship
Living with, through, and beyond cancer
Types of Cancer
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal (colon) cancer
- Gynecologic cancers Cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, vulvar
- Hematologic (blood) cancers Leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma
- HPV-associated cancers
- Lung cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Skin cancer
Neutropenia Fact Sheet
Neutropenia and Risk for Infection [PDF-174KB] explains the risk of getting an infection when your white blood cell count is low while you are receiving chemotherapy.
Send a Health-e-Card!
Electronic greeting cards are a fun way to remind your loved ones to take care of their health!
Beating Cancer Podcast
Since 1971, the number of cancer survivors in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled. In this podcast, Dr. Arica White discusses the importance of early detection in surviving cancer.
Listen to this podcast (3:21)
2012 National Cancer Conference
August 20–23, 2012
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
4770 Buford Hwy NE
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Atlanta, GA 30341 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
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Monday–Friday
Closed on Holidays - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
