Table 1 Key cancer prevention messages

Avoid tobacco use, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco products, as well as environmental tobacco smoke.

Be physically active. Get at least 30 min of moderate physical activity on most days of the week.

Maintain a healthy weight. Balance caloric intake from the diet with energy expenditure from physical activity.

Eat a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables, is limited in red meat and animal fat, and includes a daily multivitamin with folate.

Limit alcohol to less than one drink per day for women or less than two drinks per day for men.

Limit your number of sexual partners, and always use condoms.

Get appropriate screening tests.

Avoid excess sun exposure. Stay out of the sun as much as possible, wear hats and other protective clothing, and use sunscreen.