Cancer
CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control is advancing cancer prevention nationwide for everyone.
Preventing Cancer
You can lower your risk for many kinds of cancer. Find out how.
Survivors and Caregivers
Tips for staying healthy during and after cancer.
Data and Statistics
Use the Data Visualizations Tool to explore U.S. Cancer Statistics.
6 Steps to Prevent COVID-19
Cancer patients treated with chemotherapy are more likely to get an infection. That’s because chemotherapy can weaken the immune system. Take steps to lower your risk of getting sick with COVID-19. This video shows some things you should do.
CDC’s Latest Cancer Research
- Vital Signs: Colorectal cancer screening test use—United States, 2018
- Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, part I: National cancer statisticsexternal icon
- Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, part II: progress toward Healthy People 2020 objectives for 4 common cancersexternal icon
- Insurance coverage, employment status, and financial well-being of young women diagnosed with breast cancerexternal icon
What’s New?
Page last reviewed: March 31, 2020