Although genetics is a factor in the development of cancers, scientific evidence shows that cancer risk can be reduced by quitting smoking and making good lifestyle choices about diet, exercise, and your exposure to the sun.

Read more about how you can prevent or reduce your risk of cancer:

• Tobacco and cancer
• Diet and cancer
• Exercise and cancer
• Breast cancer prevention
• Cervical cancer prevention
• Colorectal cancer prevention
• Endometrial cancer prevention
• Esophageal cancer prevention
• Gastric (stomach) cancer prevention
• Lip and oral cavity cancer prevention
• Lung cancer prevention
• Ovarian cancer prevention
• Prostate cancer prevention
• Skin cancer prevention
  • How to be Sun Smart
• Sun Safety Quiz

Cancer Risk Reduction

The National Cancer Institute's interactive Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle Web site can help you make informed decisions about how you can lower your risk.

On the site, you can:

• use interactive tools to measure your own risk for breast, cervical, colon, lung, prostate, and skin cancers
• learn how to analyze news stories you see or hear about cancer risk
• understand the meaning of risk factors and risk exposure