Table 1.

ACIP and USPSTF Recommendations for cancer-prevention health topics for adolescents.

Topic	Recommendation
HPV vaccination	ACIP: All adolescents should receive 2 doses of the vaccine at ages 11–12, may begin series at age 9. If series is begun after age 15, 3 doses are needed (Meites et al., 2016).
Obesity	The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older and offer or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvements in weight status (USPSTF et al., 2017).
Smoking	The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco use among school-aged children and adolescents (USPSTF et al., 2020).
Sun exposure	The USPSTF recommends counseling young adults, adolescents, children, and parents of young children about minimizing exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation for persons aged 6 months to 24 years with fair skin types to reduce their risk of skin cancer (USPTF et al., 2018).