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First the good news You probably won't get cancer. That is, if you have a healthy lifestyle. As many as 70% of known causes of cancers are avoidable and related to lifestyle.

Filter your tap water
You'll reduce your exposure to known or suspected carcinogens and hormone disrupting chemicals. A report on how to reduce exposure to carcinogens suggests that home filtered tap water is a safer bet than bottled water, whose quality often is not higher and in some cases is worse than that of municipal sources, according to a study by the Environmental Working Group. Store water in stainless steel or glass to avoid chemical contaminants such as BPA that can leach from plastic bottles.

Stop topping your tank
Pumping one last squirt of gas into your car after the nozzle clicks off can spill fuel and foil the pump's vapor recovery system, designed to keep toxic chemicals such as cancer causing benzene out of the air, where they can come in contact with your skin or get into your lungs.

Marinate meat first
Processed, charred, and well done meats can contain cancer causing heterocyclic amines, which form when meat is seared at high temperatures, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which get into food when it's charcoal broiled. The recommendation to cut down on grilled meat has really solid scientific evidence behind it. If you do grill, add rosemary and thyme to your favorite marinade and soak meat for at least an hour before cooking. The antioxidant rich spices can cut HCAs by as much as 87%.

Caffeinate every day
Java lovers who drank 5 or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day had a 40% decreased risk of brain cancer, compared with people who drank the least. A 5 cup a day coffee habit reduces risks of oral and throat cancer almost as much. Decaf had no comparable effect. But coffee was a more potent protector against these cancers than tea.

Water down your risk
Drinking plenty of water and other liquids may reduce the risk of bladder cancer by diluting the concentration of cancer causing agents in urine and helping to flush them through the bladder faster. Drink at least 8 cups of liquid a day.

Load up on green greens
Next time you're choosing salad fixings, reach for the darkest varieties. The chlorophyll that gives them their color is loaded with magnesium, which some large studies have found lowers the risk of colon cancer in women. Magnesium affects signaling in cells, and without the right amount, cells may do things like divide and replicate when they shouldn't. Just 1/2 cup of cooked spinach provides 75 mg of magnesium, 20% of the daily value.

Head off cell phone risks
Use your cell phone only for short calls or texts, or use a hands free device that keeps the phone—and the radio frequency energy it emits—away from your head. The point is more to preempt any risk than to protect against a proven danger: Evidence that cell phones increase brain cancer risk is neither consistent nor conclusive.

Eat clean foods
Buying meat free of antibiotics and added hormones, which are suspected of causing endocrine problems, including cancer. You purchase produce grown without pesticides and wash conventionally grown food thoroughly to remove residues.

Commit to whole grains
You know whole wheat is better for you than white bread. Here's more proof why you should switch once and for all: If you eat a lot of things with a high glycemic load a measurement of how quickly food raises your blood sugar you may run a higher risk of colorectal cancer than women who eat low-glycemic load foods. The problem eats are mostly white: white bread, pasta, potatoes, and sugary pastries. The low-glycemic-load stuff comes with fiber.

Avoid unnecessary scans
CT scans are a great diagnostic tool, but they deliver much more radiation than x-rays and may be overused. In fact, researchers suggest that one third of CT scans could be unnecessary.