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
- A mixed-methods analysis of the National Program of Cancer Registries program evaluation and technical assistance
- Pediatric cancer survival in the United States from 2001 to 2021
- Cervical cancer burden and elimination readiness in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands: a structured narrative review
- Chronic disease-related social and behavioral risk factors and conditions among non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native people: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2023
- Preliminary estimates of new invasive cancers diagnosed in 2023 in the United States