 A man too busy to take care of his own health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. Hence, I, Dr. Nithini Eshya's medical oncologist at Manipal Hospital, Sajapur would like to talk about healthy lifestyle practices that can reduce the risk of developing cancer in men. The most important is to avoid tobacco and alcohol consumption. Almost one third of cancer cases in our country is caused by tobacco usage and by being tobacco-free, one can reduce the risk of developing almost 15 different types of cancer. But today, with a changing lifestyle due to work and many other factors as when it is very important that we focus on our diet and physical activity. By being obese, one has an increased risk of developing almost 13 different types of cancer such as cancers of the stomach, cancers of the colon and cancers of the esophagus. Physical activity on the other hand lowers the risk of developing cancer. One must at least have 150-300 minutes of moderate physical activity per week or at least 75-150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week. This not only reduces the risk of developing cancer but also reduces the risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, heart attacks and goes a long way in improving the quality of life and even bold health. When we talk about cancers in men in our country, colorical cancer is among the top five cancers which occur in men in India. But we have established screening procedures which help us in detecting this cancer at an ugly stage which will lead to high chances of cure. Therefore, anyone above the age of 50 years of fecal immunochemical testing done on stool samples every year or a colonoscopy which would be one of the better tests should be done once in 10 years. This will not only help in detecting the cancer at an early stage but at times will be even able to detect lesions which are precancerous and be able to remove it. Therefore, as men it is very important that we not only look after our body but even our mind and also take adequate rest and follow appropriate practices so that we have a healthy lifestyle.