&quot;There is no single thing you can do as an individual that gets you off the hook for cancer.&quot;<p>It&#x27;s not going to get you off the hook, but I think it&#x27;s safe to say that regular, vigorous exercise drops cancer risk, all else being equal.<p>There aren&#x27;t many magic bullets, but regular, vigorous exercise appears to be pretty close - for just about everything from lower back pain to dementia.