{"id":1239,"date":"2024-09-19T12:29:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/?page_id=1239"},"modified":"2024-12-27T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T16:17:12","slug":"cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1239\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1239-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"page-title-banners panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1239-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-1239-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1239-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1239-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Cancer<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1239-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1239-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-icon panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1239-0-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-icon so-widget-sow-icon-default-ef02b8565b6e-1239\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-icon-container sow-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf4d6;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1239-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1239-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1239-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"rounded-image-w-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1239-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-1239\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-is-cancer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-is-cancer\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-is-cancer\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is cancer?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-is-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-is-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in the body divide uncontrollably<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">In<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\"> some <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">case<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">, cancerous cells<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\"> can spread to other parts of the body. There are more than 100 types (and subtypes) of cancer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">. Most cancer types<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\"> are named for the organs or tissues of the body where the cancer<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">starts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">. In 2021 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">Virginia had <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">more than 40,000 new cancer diagnoses and over 15,000 cancer deaths<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW126507540 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1298 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/10\/EPHT-cancer-image-300x158.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/10\/EPHT-cancer-image-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/10\/EPHT-cancer-image-1024x540.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/10\/EPHT-cancer-image-768x405.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/10\/EPHT-cancer-image-1536x810.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/10\/EPHT-cancer-image-2048x1080.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"how-is-the-environment-related-to-cancer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-how-is-the-environment-related-to-cancer\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-how-is-the-environment-related-to-cancer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow is the environment related to cancer? \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-how-is-the-environment-related-to-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-how-is-the-environment-related-to-cancer\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cancer is caused by changes to genes that control the way our cells function. Some of these changes occur naturally during cell division, but others are the result of environmental exposures that damage DNA. Examples of these exposures include tobacco smoke and ultraviolet (UV) light.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harmful environmental exposures can occur through air, water, food, or the materials we use to do our jobs. Research continues to look at why some people develop cancer and others do not. Simply because a substance or chemical has been designated as a carcinogen does not mean that exposure to it will cause cancer. Many factors influence whether a person will develop cancer, including the amount and duration of an exposure, a person\u2019s genetic background, and other risk factors.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"how-can-i-reduce-my-risk-of-cancer-related-to-the-environment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-how-can-i-reduce-my-risk-of-cancer-related-to-the-environment\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-how-can-i-reduce-my-risk-of-cancer-related-to-the-environment\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow can I reduce my risk of cancer related to the environment?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-how-can-i-reduce-my-risk-of-cancer-related-to-the-environment\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-how-can-i-reduce-my-risk-of-cancer-related-to-the-environment\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Environmental exposures that may increase cancer risk are sometimes difficult to avoid altogether. However, there are several actions you can take to reduce your exposure:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/tobacco-free-living\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quit using tobacco products<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Secondhand smoke can also be dangerous, especially indoors.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Limit UV exposure. Reduce exposure to sunlight during peak hours and use sunscreen, especially in childhood. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">Avoid tanning beds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/radiological-health\/indoor-radon-program\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Test your home<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for radon. Radon exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Know and follow all safety rules at your workplace. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doli.virginia.gov\/virginia_occupational_safety_health_program\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">VOSH program<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is responsible for enforcing workplace safety regulations in Virginia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-cancer-data-is-available\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-cancer-data-is-available\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-cancer-data-is-available\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat cancer data is available?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-cancer-data-is-available\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-cancer-data-is-available\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cancer data in Virginia is provided by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/virginia-cancer-registry\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Virginia Cancer Registry<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. In the future, additional cancer data and trends on cancer will be available from this page.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1239-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1239-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1239-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Helpful Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">View <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/virginia-cancer-registry\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Virginia Cancer Registry<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for cancer data\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">View <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/cancer\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cancer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> webpage for more cancer information from VDH <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">View <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cancercoalitionofvirginia.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cancer Action Coalition of Virginia<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for Virginia\u2019s Cancer Plan<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Cancer Institute<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to learn about cancer research<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">View <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/cancer\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cancer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> webpage from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1239-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1239-1-1-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce 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