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Cancer is a disease with symptoms of un retained cells in one of the body organs or tissues. Cancer is the second largest killer disease. Globally non communicable diseases accounted for 71 percent of total deaths. In India a non communicable deaths where estimated to account for 33 percentage of all deaths and cancer was one of the leading causes.(9 percentage). Methodology A Quasi experimental study has been carried out in Chidambaram town, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu to assess the knowledge on Cancer prevention among Adolescent girls studying in 8th, 9th and 11th standards using purposive sampling technique .100 adolescent girls were selected and the selected girls were asked to complete the self administered questionnaire to get the demographic data and knowledge on cancer. Educational intervention was carried out to create awareness on prevention of cancer. Results revealed that most of the adolescents had inadequate knowledge (pretest mean score knowledge 49.6) and educational intervention was effective in improving the knowledge on prevention of cancer (mean posttest is knowledge score 97.8). Conclusion Generating awareness is the most important aspect of the Cancer control program hence, the awareness created by the educational intervention will significantly improve the knowledge of adolescent girls in the prevention of cancer.