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CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control is advancing cancer prevention nationwide for everyone.

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Preventing Cancer

You can lower your risk for many kinds of cancer. Find out how.

How to Lower Your Risk

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Survivors and Caregivers

Tips for staying healthy during and after cancer.

Health Tips for Survivors

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Data and Statistics

Use the Data Visualizations Tool to explore U.S. Cancer Statistics.

Cancer Statistics

Risk Factors

Alcohol and tobacco use, HPV, obesity, and family history.

Preventing Infections

In cancer patients who receive chemotherapy.

Cancer and Flu

Special concerns for cancer patients and their caregivers.

Health Care Providers

CME, webinars, screening guidelines, and more.

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About Us

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Cancer Doesn’t Wait
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Cancer doesn’t wait and neither should you. In this video, Dr. Lisa Richardson, Dr. Robert W. Carlson, and Dr. Laura Makaroff talk about the importance of routine cancer screenings.

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Page last reviewed: March 1, 2021
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention