Cancer Risk Check Online Tool

Use this online tool to check whether you have cancer risk
https://www3.mdanderson.org/publicedu/prevention/index.cfm

Calculate Your Cancer Risk with Online Tool
(From MD Anderson Cancer Center:
Monday, July 12, 2010
Your gender, race, health history and lifestyle, among other factors, contribute to your risks for developing cancer.

Piece these factors together to see the big picture of your cancer risk with Cancer Risk Check, an online tool that calculates your chances of developing common cancers and identifies personalized lifestyle changes and cancer screening exams that may reduce your risks.

Making It Simple

The Public Education Office developed Cancer Risk Check using the institution’s latest recommendations for cancer screening exams, as well as current cancer trends and statistics found among U.S. populations.

“Personal cancer risk and screening exam guidelines are not absolute and can be confusing,” said Therese Bevers, M.D., professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention, and medical director of MD Anderson’s Cancer Prevention Center and Prevention Outreach Programs.

Bevers and a team of our disease experts participated in the creation of this product to ensure users receive the most accurate and detailed feedback.

“We created Cancer Risk Check to be simple to use and to empower individuals to take actions for a healthier lifestyle, whether that’s increasing physical activity or making a cancer screening appointment,” she says.

From Risk to Recommendation

Cancer Risk Check is divided into four sections:

Personal and family health history
Tobacco use and exposure
Sun exposure
Diet and exercise
Before beginning the questionnaire, gather as much information as possible about your personal and family health history. While cancers related to diet and lifestyle are more common than those related to family history, talking to relatives about your family history of cancer can potentially help the whole family live a healthier life.

Cancer Risk Check produces a personalized report on risks for common cancers, customized suggestions on lifestyle changes that can reduce cancer risk and recommended cancer screening tests.

Calculate your risk and take your personal profile to your next doctor’s visit for further evaluation. And don’t forget to share the tool with friends and family.