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
- Receipt of guideline-concordant local and chemotherapy-based systemic therapy for patients with triple-negative breast cancer: 10-year survival outcomes in a multi-state population-based analysis
- Awareness and use of the Ultraviolet Index among U.S. adults
- Outcomes and cost of patient navigation in increasing colorectal cancer screening in a safety net hospital-based health center
- Differences in lung cancer survival by demographic characteristics and social determinants of health, United States, 2010–2020
- Increasing colorectal cancer screening: a systematic economic review of patient navigation services