Cancer Risk and Prevention

• Understanding the Causes of Cancer
  • Common Questions About 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
    • Cancer Facts for Men
    • Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men
    • Cancer Facts for Women
    • Cancer Facts for Lesbian and Bisexual Women
    • How to Interpret News About Ways to Prevent Cancer
• Tobacco
  • Reasons to Quit Smoking
  • Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking Over Time
  • How to Quit Tobacco
    • Making a Plan to Quit and Planning Your Quit Day
    • Quitting Smoking or Smokeless Tobacco
    • Quitting E-cigarettes
    • Nicotine Replacement Therapy to Help You Quit Tobacco
    • Dealing with the Mental Part of Tobacco Addiction
    • Prescription Medicines to Help You Quit Tobacco
    • Ways to Quit Tobacco Without Using Medicines
    • Staying Tobacco-free After You Quit
    • Help for Cravings and Tough Situations While You're Quitting Tobacco
  • How to Help Someone Quit Smoking
  • Why People Start Smoking and Why It’s Hard to Stop
  • Health Risks of Using Tobacco Products
    • Health Risks of Smoking Tobacco
    • Health Risks of Smokeless Tobacco
    • Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke
    • Health Risks of E-cigarettes
  • E-cigarettes and Vaping
    • ACS Position Statement on Electronic Cigarettes
    • What Do We Know About E-cigarettes?
  • The Great American Smokeout
    • History of the Great American Smokeout
    • Great American Smokeout Event Tools and Resources
  • Keeping Your Kids Tobacco-free
  • Empowered to Quit
  • Harmful Chemicals in Tobacco Products
  • Is Any Type of Tobacco Product Safe?
• Diet and Physical Activity
  • American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention
    • American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity
    • Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Risks for Certain Cancers
    • Common Questions About Diet, Activity, and Cancer Risk
    • Infographic: Diet and Activity Guidelines to Reduce Cancer Risk
  • Diet and Physical Activity: What’s the Cancer Connection?
  • 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
  • Get Active
    • Fitting in Fitness
    • Kids on the Move
    • Community Actions for a Healthful Life
    • Exercise Activity Calculator
    • Target Heart Rate Calculator
  • Body Weight and Cancer Risk
    • Excess Body Weight: A Major Health Issue in America
    • Normal Weight Ranges: Body Mass Index (BMI)
    • Does Body Weight Affect Cancer Risk?
    • What Does the American Cancer Society Recommend About Body Weight?
    • Infographic: Body Weight & Cancer Risk
    • Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
  • Alcohol Use and Cancer
  • Nutrition and Activity Quiz
  • Healthy Eating, Active Living Videos
• Sun and UV Exposure
  • Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation
  • Are Some People More Likely to Get Skin Damage from the Sun?
  • How Do I Protect Myself from Ultraviolet (UV) Rays?
  • Are Tanning Pills and Other Tanning Products Safe?
  • How to Do a Skin Self-Exam
  • Sun Safety Quiz
  • Infographic: Preventing Skin Cancer
    • Text Alternative for Don’t Fry: Preventing Skin Cancer
  • Sun Safety Videos
• HPV
  • HPV and Cancer
  • HPV Vaccines
  • HPV Vaccine Facts
  • American Cancer Society Recommendations for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Use
  • HPV and HPV Testing
  • What Parents Should Know About the HPV Vaccines
  • Prevent Cancer with the HPV Vaccine
    • HPV Vaccine in Texas
• Genetics
  • Family Cancer Syndromes
  • 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?
• 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
  • Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), and Related 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