Cancers Grouped by Associated Risk Factors

Minnesota, 2019-2023

Since cancer is not a single disease, it does not have a single cause. The exact causes of many cancers are unknown. While many cancers do not have one specific cause, some cancers do have known risk factors. Certain types of cancer can be attributed to specific exposures. The known risk factors in this dashboard account for a significant proportion of cancer occurrence. These risk factors add up over many years to increase an individual’s chance of developing cancer. 

Explore the data dashboard below to learn more about the following cancer-associated risk factors: alcohol, HPV, inactivity, obesity and tobacco.

Select filters for the dashboard in the order below. Charts and map may be blank until all filters are set.

Learn more about cancer and associated risk factors

Minnesota resources:

Alcohol and cancer
HPV and cancer
Physical inactivity
Quitting tobacco

CDC Resources:

Alcohol and cancer
HPV and cancer
Obesity and cancer
Physical inactivity and cancer
Tobacco and cancer

American Cancer Society Resource:

ACS CancerRisk360 tool

The collection of Minnesota Cancer data was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number NU58DP007128 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contents of this work are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.

Please contact MCRS at health.MCRS@state.mn.us with data requests or questions.