Cancer Risk and Prevention

• Understanding the Causes of Cancer
  • Is Cancer Contagious?
  • Lifetime Risk of Developing or Dying From Cancer
  • How to Interpret News About Cancer Causes
  • Determining if Something Is a Carcinogen
  • Known and Probable Human Carcinogens
  • Cancer Clusters
  • Cancer Warning Labels Based on California's Proposition 65
  • Cancer Facts: Prevention and Screening
    • How to Interpret News About Ways to Prevent Cancer
    • Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men
    • Cancer Facts for Lesbian and Bisexual Women
    • Cancer Facts for Men
    • Cancer Facts for Women
  • Common Questions About Causes of Cancer
• Tobacco
  • How to Quit Tobacco
    • Why People Start Smoking and Why It’s Hard to Stop
    • Reasons to Quit Smoking
    • Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking Over Time
    • Benefits of Quitting Tobacco If You Have Cancer
    • Planning Your Quit Day
    • Quitting Smoking or Smokeless Tobacco
    • Quitting E-cigarettes (Vapes, Vape Pens)
    • Nicotine Replacement Therapy
    • Prescription Medicines to Help You Quit Tobacco
    • Dealing with the Mental Part of Tobacco Addiction
    • Are There Other Ways to Quit Tobacco?
    • Staying Tobacco-free After You Quit
    • Help for Cravings and Tough Situations
    • Talking With Your Cancer Care Team About Tobacco Use
    • How to Help Someone Quit Smoking
  • Harmful Chemicals in Tobacco Products
  • Is Any Type of Tobacco Product Safe?
  • Health Risks of Smoking Tobacco
  • Health Risks of Smokeless Tobacco
  • Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke
  • E-cigarettes and Vaping
  • Keeping Your Children Tobacco-free
  • The Great American Smokeout
    • History of the Great American Smokeout
    • Great American Smokeout Event Tools and Resources
  • Empowered to Quit
• Diet, Physical Activity, and Healthy Living
  • American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention
    • Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Risks for Certain Cancers
    • Common Questions About Diet, Activity, and Cancer Risk
    • American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity
    • Infographic: Diet and Activity Guidelines to Reduce Cancer Risk
  • Get Active
    • Fitting in Fitness
    • Kids on the Move
    • Community Actions for a Healthful Life
    • Exercise Activity Calculator
    • Target Heart Rate Calculator
  • Excess Body Weight and Cancer Risk
    • Treatments for Obesity (Weight Loss Treatments)
    • Find Your Body Mass Index (BMI)
  • Alcohol Use and Cancer
  • Sleep and Cancer Risk
  • Nutrition and Activity Quiz
  • Healthy Eating, Active Living Videos
  • Eat Healthy
    • Stock Your Kitchen with Healthy Ingredients
    • Tips for Eating Healthier
    • Find Healthy Recipes
    • Quick Entrees: Healthy in a Hurry
    • Snacks and Dashboard Dining
    • Tips for Eating Out
    • Calorie Counter
    • Controlling Portion Sizes
    • Cut Calories and Fat, Not Flavor
    • Low-Fat Foods
    • Understanding Food Terms
  • Diet and Physical Activity: What’s the Cancer Connection?
• Sun and UV Exposure
  • UV (Ultraviolet) Radiation and Cancer Risk
  • Sun Safety and Vitamin D
  • What Factors Affect UV Risk?
  • Is It Safe to Get a Fake (Sunless) Tan?
  • How to Protect Your Skin from UV Rays
  • How to Use Sunscreen
  • How to Do a Skin Self-Exam
  • Sun Safety Quiz
  • Sun Safety Videos
• HPV
  • What Is HPV (Human Papillomavirus)?
  • Types of HPV
  • Cancers Linked with HPV
  • HPV Signs and Symptoms
  • How to Protect Against HPV
  • HPV Vaccines
  • Prevent Cancer with the HPV Vaccine
  • HPV Testing
• Genetics
  • Family Cancer Syndromes
    • Understanding Family Cancer Syndromes
    • Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T)
    • Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD)
    • Carney Complex (CNC)
    • Cowden Syndrome
    • Familial GIST Syndrome
    • Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (HBOC)
    • Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS)
    • Lynch Syndrome
    • Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
    • Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)
  • Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk
    • Understanding Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk
    • What Should I Know Before Getting Genetic Testing?
    • What Happens During Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk?
    • Talking with Family Members About Genetic Testing
• Radiation Exposure
  • X-rays and Gamma Rays
    • What Are X-rays and Gamma Rays?
    • How Are People Exposed to X-rays and Gamma Rays?
    • Do X-rays and Gamma Rays Cause Cancer?
    • Do X-rays and Gamma Rays Cause Health Problems Other than Cancer?
    • Can I Avoid or Limit My Exposure to X-rays and Gamma Rays?
  • Radon
  • Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation
  • Power Lines, Electrical Devices, and Extremely Low Frequency Radiation
  • Cellular (Cell) Phones
  • Cell Phone Towers
  • Smart Meters
• Chemicals
  • Acrylamide
  • Agent Orange
  • Antiperspirants
  • Arsenic
  • Asbestos
  • Aspartame
  • Benzene
  • Cosmetics
  • Diesel Exhaust
  • Firefighting
  • Formaldehyde
  • Hair Dyes
  • Military Burn Pits
  • Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH)
  • PFOA, PFOS, and Related PFAS Chemicals
  • Talcum Powder
  • Water Fluoridation
• Infections
  • Infections that Can Lead to Cancer
    • Can Infections Cause Cancer?
    • Viruses that Can Lead to Cancer
    • Bacteria that Can Lead to Cancer
    • Parasites that Can Lead to Cancer
  • HIV Infection and Cancer
    • What Are HIV and AIDS?
    • HIV and Cancer
• Medical Treatments
  • Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk
  • DES Exposure: Questions and Answers
  • Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cancer Risk
• ACS CancerRisk360