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Cancer Facts: Prevention and Screening

Get the facts about cancer and what you can do to help prevent cancer or find it early through screening.

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Cancer Facts for Men and Women

Cancer Facts for Men

The cancers that most often affect men are prostate, colon, lung, and skin cancers. Find out what you can do to help prevent them or find them early.
Cancer Facts for Women

Knowing about the most common cancers that affect women and how to lower your risk or find them early may help save your life.
Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men

Some gay and bisexual men may face barriers to getting the health care and cancer screening tests they need. Learn what you need to know about cancer risk and prevention.
Cancer Facts for Lesbian and Bisexual Women

Some lesbian and bisexual women may face barriers to getting the health care and cancer screening tests they need. Learn what you need to know about cancer risk and prevention.

Flyers and Factsheets

Learn about the American Cancer Society screening guidelines and healthy living recommendations in these printable booklets and flyers. 

Get the facts about common cancers and cancer causes in these printable flyers.

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Know Your Cancer Risk
Take the ACS CancerRisk360™ assessment to learn more about what you can change to improve your health. By taking 5 minutes to answer a few questions, we will give you a personalized roadmap of actions with helpful resources you can use to lower your risk of cancer.

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American Cancer Society Emails

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