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Leading beliefs about cancer risk factors among U.S. adults as of 2017

Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the following increased a person's risk of getting cancer as of 2017

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults who believed the following increased a person's risk of getting cancer, as of 2017. It was found that 78% of respondents stated they believed smoking/use of tobacco products increased the risk of getting cancer.

Smoking/use of tobacco products	78
Family history/hereditary factors	74
Sun exposure	66
Genetic mutations	53
Pollutants	53
Food choice (e.g., fatty foods)	38
Obesity	31
Alcohol	30
Lack of exercise	25
Viruses	20
Cell phones	14
Caffeine	8
Other	6
Not sure	4
I don’t think anything increases risk	2

Leading beliefs about cancer risk factors among U.S. adults as of 2017

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