lower your risk by drinking alcohol only in moderation (one drink a day for women), maintaining a healthy weight, and getting at least four hours of exercise each week. There’s some not-especially-strong evidence that getting lots of fruits and vegetables will help, too.
Colorectal Cancer
Not surprisingly, there’s a relatively strong link between your diet and your risk for colorectal cancer. Getting plenty of vegetables and fruit may lower the risk, while eating a lot of red meat may increase the risk.
Calcium and vitamin D may help protect against colon cancer, so you want to get a good supply of those minerals. High levels of calcium may increase prostate cancer risk, though, so men may want to limit calcium intake to 1,500 mg per day.
Research suggests that moderate, regular physical activity may lower the risk of colorectal cancer (especially colon cancer), and vigorous activity may be even better.
Endometrial Cancer
Women who are overweight are at higher risk for endometrial cancer, partly because extra body fat can disrupt hormone levels. Maintaining a healthy weight through diet and exercise can lower a woman’s risk. Limiting alcohol to one drink a day could help, too.
Kidney Cancer
For reasons that aren’t clear, overweight people are