Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®) - National Cancer Institute

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Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®) - National Cancer Institute

Risk Factors

Key Points for This Section

• Factors That are Known to Increase the Risk of Cancer
  • Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use
  • Infections
  • Radiation
  • Immunosuppressive Medicines
• Factors That May Affect the Risk of Cancer
  • Diet
  • Alcohol
  • Physical Activity
  • Obesity
  • Environmental Risk Factors

Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®)

• What is Prevention?

• Carcinogenesis

• Risk Factors

• Interventions That are Known to Lower Cancer Risk

• Interventions That Are Not Known to Lower Cancer Risk

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