From using as little plastic as possible, to never drinking alcohol, cancer experts were happy to share their advice with netizens. And while many cancers form solid tumors, cancers of the blood, like leukemias, generally don't do this. All this to say I still got breast cancer at the ripe age of 36 so sometimes you just can’t do much about bad luck. Don’t smoke, don’t drink alcohol, don’t be overweight, wear sunscreen, minimise eating pork. #15 My best friend's mom is a breast cancer specialist, who previously worked in the ER.