Bladder cancer is also associated with tobacco use and other cancers have been implicated. Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable cancers. A diet high in fiber and low in fat is associated with less colon cancers. An additional benefit of low fat diet appears to be a lower chance of breast cancer and prostate cancer. Both breast and prostate cancer occurs less frequently in people who participate in exercise programs over long periods of time.
Exercise is also beneficial in reducing the risk of colorectal cancer.
In Rhode Island there is a high death rate from melanoma, one of the most difficult cancers to cure once it has gotten established. Between exposure at the beach, sailing, playing golf, Rhode Islanders have very high accumulated exposure to ultraviolet with resulting skin damage and many skin cancers, most of which are quite curable except for melanoma. And, oh, yes, aspirin. An aspirin a day will significantly diminish polyp formation and colon cancer which is the number 3 cancer killer in Rhode Island. These COX-2 inhibitors perform some of the functions of aspirin, are less likely to cause bleeding problems, and are a good deal more expensive than aspirin.