Am I at Risk for Cancer Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Which description best matches your history of smoking or using combustible tobacco?
I have never used it beyond no more than an isolated try.
I used it occasionally for a limited period but never regularly.
I previously used it regularly but have stopped.
I currently use it regularly or have returned to regular use.
2. At work, during hobbies, or at home, how have you handled possible cancer-linked hazards such as asbestos, silica dust, diesel exhaust, or certain solvents?
I have no known meaningful exposure to these hazards.
I am unsure whether a past setting involved one of these hazards.
I had known exposure, but it was limited, controlled, or occurred in the past.
I have ongoing or repeated known exposure with limited protective controls.
3. Which option best fits your family’s genetic-counseling or inherited-variant context?
There is no known inherited variant or family pattern, and no clinician has suggested evaluation.
I do not know whether genetic testing or counseling might be relevant.
A clinician suggested genetic counseling or testing, but it has not been completed.
I or a close biological relative has a confirmed cancer-associated inherited variant.
4. Thinking about spots, moles, or sores on your skin, which statement fits best?
I have not noticed a new, changing, or nonhealing area.
I noticed a new area recently, but it has remained stable and intact.
An area has changed in size, shape, or color, or has not healed over several weeks.
An area is changing rapidly, repeatedly bleeding, ulcerating, or becoming markedly irregular.
5. Looking across your life, which pattern best describes ultraviolet exposure from sunlight or tanning devices?
I generally use protection and have not had a sunburn or used tanning devices.
I have had an isolated mild sunburn but do not use tanning devices.
I have had repeated sunburns or used tanning devices intermittently.
I have used tanning devices frequently or experienced multiple blistering sunburns.
6. Have you noticed a new lump or unexplained swelling?
No new lump or unexplained swelling.
A small change appeared briefly and then fully resolved.
A lump or swelling has remained for several weeks without clear improvement.
It is growing, hard or fixed, or accompanied by skin changes or significant pain.
7. What has happened with any recent cough, hoarseness, swallowing difficulty, or breathing change?
I have not experienced any of these changes.
A mild change occurred with a short illness and fully resolved.
A change has persisted for several weeks or keeps returning.
It is worsening, involves coughing blood, or makes breathing or swallowing difficult.
8. Considering screening recommended for your age, anatomy, and history, where do you currently stand?
I am not currently eligible, or I am up to date according to a clinician’s guidance.
I may be due soon or am unsure which screening guidance applies to me.
I am overdue for a recommended routine screening.
I am substantially overdue or missed follow-up after an abnormal screening result.
9. How would you describe any recent weight change that you did not intend?
I have not had unexplained weight loss.
I noticed a small unexplained fluctuation that stabilized or reversed.
My weight has continued to fall without a planned change in eating or activity.
The loss has been rapid or marked, or it comes with pronounced weakness or difficulty eating.
10. Which option most closely reflects your usual alcohol intake?
I do not drink alcohol.
I drink less than weekly and rarely have several drinks at once.
I drink on several days most weeks or sometimes have several drinks at once.
I drink daily, nearly daily, or frequently have several drinks in one sitting.
11. Which statement best describes your own history of tumors, abnormal cells, or cancer?
I have no known history of these findings.
I had a benign finding that was assessed and did not require ongoing monitoring.
I have had precancerous cells or another abnormal finding requiring follow-up.
I have previously been diagnosed with cancer.
12. Which description best matches any unusual bleeding you have experienced?
I have not noticed unusual or unexplained bleeding.
I had one minor episode with a clear explanation, and it resolved.
Bleeding has recurred or occurred without a clear explanation.
Bleeding is heavy or persistent, or I have seen blood in vomit, stool, urine, or coughed mucus.
13. What cancer history is known among your biological relatives?
I know of no cancer among close biological relatives.
My biological family history is incomplete or mostly unknown.
One relative had cancer at an older age, or cancer occurred only in more distant relatives.
A close relative developed cancer unusually young, or several relatives had related cancers.
14. Have you been diagnosed with an infection that can raise the risk of certain cancers, such as persistent high-risk HPV, hepatitis B or C, or H. pylori?
No such infection has been diagnosed.
I am unsure of my testing or vaccination history.
I had one of these infections and completed treatment or recommended follow-up.
I have an ongoing infection, an untreated diagnosis, or recommended monitoring that is incomplete.
15. How much secondhand tobacco smoke have you encountered at home, work, or in vehicles?
No meaningful exposure that I know of.
Brief or occasional exposure, usually in open or ventilated places.
Repeated indoor exposure in the past, but not currently.
Frequent indoor or vehicle exposure is currently part of my routine.