Cancer risk reduction behaviors U.S. 2020

This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who did the following to reduce their risk of getting cancer, as of 2020. It was found that 48 percent of respondents stated they used sun block to reduce their risk of cancer.

Percentage of U.S. adults who did the following to reduce their risk of getting cancer as of 2020

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Not smoke or use tobacco products	62%
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables	52%
Take vitamins or supplements	50%
Use sunblock	48%
Maintain a healthy weight	47%
Limit skin's exposure to the sun without sunblock	47%
Limit alcohol consumption	42%
Avoid using artificial sweeteners	31%
Avoid eating processed meats	27%
Limit caffeine intake	22%
Limit cell phone usage	15%
Other	1%
I am not doing anything to reduce my risk of cancer	11%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 21 to September 8, 2020

Number of respondents

4,012 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which of the following describes what you currently do to reduce your risk of getting cancer (again or getting another type of cancer)?"

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