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Meta information
98% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
43% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.39 s
File size
57.50 kB
Words
719
Media files
3
Number of links
81 internal / 27 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Division of Cancer Prevention
The length of the page title is perfect. (337 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) conducts and supports research to determine a person's risk of cancer and to find ways to reduce the risk. This
The length of the meta description is perfect. (942 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://prevention.cancer.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
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This page contains 719 words. That's ok.
20.6% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 22.63 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...es/custom/custom_base_theme/siteLogo.pngHome
...ch-highlights-20240910.jpg?itok=GkBysBwOIllustration of a DNA strand breaking apart in a section.
.../2024-05/cpsb-20240523.png?itok=xeR_4G2PThree seated female patients who are recovering from cancer therapies: one doing her nails, one reading, and the other crocheting.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Research Highlights: Looking Deep into Genetic Changes that Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk to Prevent or Detect Inherited Cancers
H2 Defining Patient Tolerability to Cancer Treatments Helps Reduce Negative Outcomes
H2 MISSION STATEMENT
H2 Latest News
H2 Meetings and Events
H2 FOLLOW US AT:
H2 POLICIES
H2 NCI'S PDQ® EVIDENCE-BASED SUMMARIES
H2 GENERAL INFORMATION
H3 Call for PREVENT Program Applications, NCI at World Cancer Congress, and More
H3 Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network Funding Opportunities Open, HPV Self-Collection Test Blog, Symptom Seminar Webinar, and More
H3 ULACNet Update - August 2024
H3 FDA Approves HPV Tests That Allow for Self-Collection in a Health Care Setting
H3 Translational Advances in Cancer Prevention Agent Development (TACPAD) – 3rd Biennial Virtual Meeting
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (27) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://prevention.cancer.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://prevention.cancer.gov/Division of Cancer Prevention
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https://prevention.cancer.gov/Home
/major-programsMajor Programs
/major-programsText duplicate Major Programs
/major-programs/alliance-glyco...Alliance of Glycobiologists for Cancer Research
/major-programs/cancer-immunop...Cancer Immunoprevention Network (CIP-Net)
/major-programs/cancer-prevent...Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (CP-CTNet)
/major-programs/cancer-prevent...Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP)
/major-programs/cancer-prevent...Cancer Prevention-Interception Targeted Agent Discovery Program (CAP-IT)
/major-programs/cancer-screeni...Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN)
/major-programs/cancer-treatme...Cancer Treatment Tolerability Consortium
/major-programs/consortium-ima...Consortium for Imaging and Biomarkers (CIB)
/major-programs/discovery-and-...Discovery and Development of Natural Products for Cancer Interception and Prevention (DDNP-CIP)
/major-programs/early-detectio...Early Detection Research Network (EDRN)
/major-programs/hivcervical-ca...HIV/Cervical Cancer Prevention ‘CASCADE’ Clinical Trials Network
/major-programs/liquid-biopsy-...Liquid Biopsy Consortium
/major-programs/lung-cancer-sc...Lung Cancer Screening Image Library
/major-programs/multi-cancer-d...Multi-Cancer Detection (MCD) Research
/major-programs/nci-cervical-c...NCI Cervical Cancer ‘Last Mile’ Initiative
/major-programs/nci-community-...NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)
/major-programs/pancreatic-can...Pancreatic Cancer Detection Consortium (PCDC)
/major-programs/pre-cancer-atl...Pre-Cancer Atlas (PCA)
/major-programs/prevent-cancer...PREVENT Cancer Preclinical Drug Development Program (PREVENT)
/major-programs/prostate-lung-...Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO)
/major-programs/supportive-car...Supportive Care and Symptom Management
/major-programs/translational-...Translational and Basic Science Research in Early Lesions (TBEL) Program
/major-programs/translational-...Translational Liver Cancer (TLC) Consortium
/major-programs/us-latin-ameri...US-Latin American-Caribbean HIV/HPV-Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (ULACNet)
/research-groupsResearch Groups
/research-groupsText duplicate Research Groups
/research-groups/biometryBiometry
/research-groups/breast-and-gy...Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
/research-groups/cancer-biomar...Cancer Biomarkers
/research-groups/chemopreventi...Chemopreventive Agent Development
/research-groups/community-onc...Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
/research-groups/early-detectionEarly Detection
/research-groups/gastrointesti...Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
/research-groups/lung-and-uppe...Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer
/research-groups/nutritional-s...Nutritional Science
/research-groups/prostate-and-...Prostate and Urologic Cancer
/clinical-trialsClinical Trials
/clinical-trialsText duplicate Clinical Trials
/clinical-trials/clinical-tria...Clinical Trials Search
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/clinical-trials/landmark-trialsLandmark Trials
/clinical-trials/clinical-tria...Clinical Trials Management
/funding-and-grantsFunding & Grants
/funding-and-grantsText duplicate Funding & Grants
/funding-and-grants/funding-op...Funding Opportunities
/funding-and-grants/funded-grantsFunded Grants
/funding-and-grants/grantsmans...Grantsmanship Resources
/funding-and-grants/workforce-...Workforce Initiatives
/resourcesResources
/resourcesText duplicate Resources
/resources/publication-searchPublication Search
/resources/biorepositoriesBiorepositories
/resources/cancer-data-access-...Cancer Data Access System (CDAS)
/resources/nci-resources-cance...NCI Resources for Cancer Immunoprevention Research
/news-and-eventsNews & Events
/news-and-eventsText duplicate News & Events
/news-and-events/newsNews
A-TITLE News about scientific advances in cancer prevention, program activities, and new projects are included here in NCI press releases and fact sheets, articles f...
/news-and-events/blogBlog
/news-events/dcp-updatesDCP Updates
/news-and-events/meetings-and-...Meetings and Events
/news-and-events/videos-and-we...Videos and Webinars
/news-and-events/infographicsInfographics
A-TITLE Our infographics are shareable across social media
/about-dcpAbout DCP
/about-dcpText duplicate About DCP
/about-dcp/scientific-scopeScientific Scope
/about-dcp/directorDirector
/about-dcp/dcp-leadershipDCP Leadership
/about-dcp/history-and-timelineHistory and Timeline
/about-dcp/staff-directoryStaff Directory
/news-and-events/blog/research...Research Highlights: Looking Deep into Genetic Changes that Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk to Prevent or Detect Inherited Cancers Lynch syndrome, also known...
IMG-ALT Illustration of a DNA strand breaking apart in a section.
/news-and-events/blog/defining...Defining Patient Tolerability to Cancer Treatments Helps Reduce Negative Outcomes
IMG-ALT Three seated female patients who are recovering from cancer therapies: one doing her nails, one reading, and the other crocheting.
/about-dcp/scientific-scopeSubdomain Read more about Our Research
/news-and-events/newsRead All News
https://content.govdelivery.co...External Subdomain Call for PREVENT Program Applications, NCI at World Cancer Congress, and More Latest News, Upcoming Events September 10 | DCP Updates
https://content.govdelivery.co...External Subdomain Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network Funding Opportunities Open, HPV Self-Collection Test Blog, Symptom Seminar Webinar, and More Notice of Funding Oppo...
/news-and-events/news/ulacnet-...ULACNet Update - August 2024 In this issue we present: Living with HIV and Preventing Cervical Cancer, AQuIP Analysis, Screening for and Prevention of Anal C...
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...External Subdomain FDA Approves HPV Tests That Allow for Self-Collection in a Health Care Setting On May 14, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approvals of tw...
/news-and-events/meetings-and-...Review All Our Meetings and Events
https://events.cancer.gov/cadr...External Subdomain Translational Advances in Cancer Prevention Agent Development (TACPAD) – 3rd Biennial Virtual Meeting Date(s): Mon, October 28, 2024: 11:00a.m. ET - Mon, Oct...
https://twitter.com/NCIPreventionExternal @NCIPrevention
https://twitter.com/NCISymptom...External @NCISymptomMgmt
https://twitter.com/NCICastleExternal @NCICastle
https://www.facebook.com/cance...External Subdomain The National Cancer Institute
https://www.linkedin.com/showc...External Subdomain NCI Division of Cancer Prevention
/homeSubdomain DCP Home
/about-dcpSubdomain Contact DCP
https://www.cancer.gov/policiesExternal Subdomain Policies
https://www.cancer.gov/policie...External Subdomain Disclaimer Policy
https://www.cancer.gov/policie...External Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.cancer.gov/policie...External Subdomain FOIA
https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerabil...External Subdomain HHS Vulnerability Disclosure
https://www.cancer.gov/publica...External Subdomain Cancer Prevention
https://www.cancer.gov/publica...External Subdomain Screening/Detection/Testing for Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/publica...External Subdomain Supportive and Palliative Care
https://www.cancer.gov/about-c...External Subdomain Cancer Prevention, Specific Cancers, Clinical Trials
https://www.cancer.gov/about-c...External Subdomain Cancer Screening Topics For People Who Have No Symptoms
https://www.cancer.gov/about-c...External Subdomain Managing The Side Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
https://www.cancer.gov/about-c...External Subdomain Coping With Cancer
https://www.uspreventiveservic...External Subdomain US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations About Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...External Subdomain NIH COVID-19 Resources
https://www.hhs.gov/External Subdomain U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nih.gov/External Subdomain National Institutes of Health
https://www.cancer.gov/External Subdomain National Cancer Institute
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain USA.gov

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://prevention.cancer.gov/"
HTTP header
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.39 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (58 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
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This page has backlinks from 783 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
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Most important keywords

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Cancer81%Check
Cancer Prevention80%Check
PREVENT Cancer80%Check
Prevention79%Check
Cancer Research68%Check
Cancer Risk67%Check
Cancer Prevention Clinical67%Check
Colorectal Cancer61%Check
Cancer Treatment61%Check
Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials61%Check
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