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Ways in which U.S. adults reduced their risk of cancer as of 2017

Percentage of U.S. adults who did the following to reduce their risk of getting cancer as of 2017

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults who did the following to reduce their risk of getting cancer, as of 2017. It was found that 48% of respondents stated they used sun block to reduce their risk of cancer.

Not smoke	66
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables	50
Limit skin's exposure to the sun without sunblock	48
Use sunblock	48
Exercise regularly	48
Take vitamins or supplements	44
Maintain a healthy weight	41
Limit alcohol consumption	38
Limit fatty food intake	33
Limit caffeine intake	21
Limit cell phone usage	15
Other	3
I am not doing anything to reduce my risk of cancer	11

Ways in which U.S. adults reduced their risk of cancer as of 2017

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