Some cancer patients take part in studies of new treatments. Often, clinical trials compare a new treatment with a standard one so that doctors can learn which is more effective. Clinical trials offer important choices for many patients. Cancer patients who are interested in taking part in a clinical trial should talk with their doctor. Although your chances of getting cancer increase after age 50, there are things that you can do to prevent it.
Tobacco causes cancer.
In fact, smoking tobacco, using smokeless tobacco, and being exposed regularly to involuntary tobacco smoke are responsible for one-third of all cancer deaths in the U.S. each year. Avoid the harmful rays of the sun. Choose foods with less fat and more fiber. Your choice of foods may affect your chance of developing cancer. Evidence points to a link between a high-fat diet and cancers of the breast, colon, uterus, and prostate.