A substantial percentage of cancers diagnosed in the United States have been attributed to lifestyle factors—such as tobacco use, excess body weight, diet, heavy alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, and carcinogenic infections—in addition to environmental exposures. Leveraging what we know to prevent cancer presents a significant opportunity for the National Cancer Program. Rising diagnoses among people younger than 50 for a number of cancer types, including colorectal, breast, uterine, and kidney cancers, have created additional urgency to identify and address modifiable cancer risk factors to reduce the national cancer burden.
Join the President’s Cancer Panel on June 8–9, 2026, for a 2-day public meeting on lifestyle and environmental risk factors for cancer, including early-onset cancers. The Panel will convene experts to explore the evidence linking these factors to cancer and discuss potential approaches to reduce cancer risk.
Event details will be available soon.