1. Avoid tobacco in all its forms, including exposure to secondhand smoke.
2. Eat properly and try to reduce your consumption of saturated fat and red meat, which appears to increase the risk of colon and prostate cancers, while increasing your consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
3. Exercise regularly.
4. Stay lean. Obesity increases the risk of many forms of cancer.
5. Limit alcohol to one to two drinks a day.
6. Avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation.
7. Avoid exposure to industrial and environmental toxins such as asbestos fibers, benzene, aromatic amines, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
8. Avoid infections that contribute to cancer, including hepatitis viruses, HIV, and the human papillomavirus.
9. Consider taking low-dose aspirin (men at the highest risk of prostate and colon cancer tend to reap the greatest benefits).
10. Get enough vitamin D. Although protection is far from proven, evidence suggests that vitamin D may help reduce the risk of prostate cancer, colon cancer, and other malignancies.
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