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ACS report: smoking rates, alcohol use, physical inactivity decreased during pandemic; trends in obesity, cervical cancer screening worsen

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American Cancer Society researchers discovered both favorable and unfavorable changes in major cancer risk factors, preventive behaviors and services, and screenings in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures 2023-2024 report. 

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