Today 4th February is celebrated worldwide as a day to bring awareness regarding cancer. The theme for the years 2016-2018 is " we can i can ". Healthy lifestyle will go long way in preventing cancer. Proper implementation and knowledge sharing regarding availability of preventive screening programs for breast, cervical , prostate , lung and colon cancer will go a long way in early diagnosis and improved outcome India. Both smokeless tobacco and smoked tobacco are main contributors to growing cancer burden and avoiding tobacco in any form is the first step that can be taken in preventing cancer.