Do I Have Cancer Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Which pattern best describes unexplained fatigue, fever, or night sweats?
I have had several unexplained episodes, but they are not persistent.
These symptoms are persistent, recurring, or interfering with ordinary activities.
I have not experienced these symptoms without a clear short-term explanation.
I have drenching sweats, profound weakness, confusion, dehydration, or fever with rapid deterioration.
2. What has your experience been with coughing, hoarseness, or breathlessness?
I have not experienced a new or unexplained problem of this kind.
A mild symptom occurred briefly with an apparent short-term illness and resolved.
A cough, hoarse voice, or unexplained breathlessness has lasted several weeks or keeps returning.
I am coughing blood, have major breathing difficulty, or cannot speak normally because of breathlessness.
3. How are your symptoms affecting eating, drinking, and basic daily tasks?
I cannot keep fluids down, am becoming dehydrated, or cannot manage essential tasks because of rapid decline.
They cause occasional mild disruption, but I remain able to eat, drink, and complete usual tasks.
They are not affecting eating, drinking, or basic daily tasks.
They regularly reduce my intake or make ordinary tasks significantly harder.
4. When eating or drinking, have you experienced unexplained swallowing difficulty or persistent indigestion?
I cannot swallow liquids, repeatedly choke, or show signs of dehydration because swallowing is so difficult.
I have occasional mild symptoms that resolve quickly.
I have not had a new or unexplained swallowing or indigestion problem.
Swallowing is persistently or progressively difficult, or indigestion continues despite usual measures.
5. If you have unexplained pain, which description is closest?
The pain is persistent, repeatedly wakes me, or increasingly limits normal activity.
I do not have new or unexplained pain.
The pain is unbearable, rapidly worsening, or accompanied by collapse, confusion, severe weakness, or breathing difficulty.
I had mild short-lived pain that resolved.
6. Have you recently experienced a sudden neurological change?
I had a brief unusual sensation or mild change that fully resolved.
I have a persistent new problem with balance, vision, sensation, memory, or coordination.
I have not noticed a new neurological change.
I have sudden one-sided weakness, a seizure, new severe confusion, loss of consciousness, or sudden inability to speak.
7. How has an unexplained symptom changed over the last two to four weeks?
It appeared briefly and has completely resolved.
It has become rapidly worse, spread quickly, or caused a sudden major decline.
I have not had an unexplained symptom changing during this period.
It has persisted, gradually worsened, or repeatedly returned.
8. Which statement best describes any recent urinary change?
I have persistent or recurring urgency, difficulty, pain, or a clear change in frequency.
I have not noticed a new or unexplained urinary change.
I have visible blood in my urine, cannot pass urine, or have urinary symptoms with severe pain or marked illness.
I had a brief mild change that resolved and has not returned.
9. Apart from an expected menstrual period or a clearly identified minor injury, have you noticed unexplained bleeding?
I had one small episode that stopped and has not returned.
I have had repeated unexplained bleeding or unusual blood-stained discharge.
I have not noticed unexplained bleeding or blood-stained discharge.
The bleeding is heavy, will not stop, or comes with faintness, severe weakness, or breathing difficulty.
10. Over the past several weeks, what has happened with your weight?
I have had a small unplanned change that has since stabilized.
I am losing weight rapidly without trying and also feel very weak or struggle to eat or drink.
My weight is stable, or the change is explained by deliberate diet, activity, pregnancy, or known treatment.
I have continued to lose weight without intending to.
11. Have you noticed a new change in a breast or the chest area, such as a lump, dimpling, nipple change, or discharge?
I noticed a mild, short-lived change that completely resolved.
There is a persistent new lump, dimpling, nipple inversion, or unexplained discharge.
There is rapid swelling or marked redness, bloody discharge, or a rapidly enlarging lump.
I have not noticed any such new change.
12. Think about moles, sores, and other skin areas. Which statement fits best?
A spot is changing quickly, bleeding repeatedly, or becoming severely inflamed or ulcerated.
I have not noticed a new, changing, or non-healing skin area.
I noticed a minor skin change or sore that healed normally.
A mole or patch has changed, or a sore has not healed over several weeks.
13. Which best describes any new lump or unexplained swelling you have noticed?
A small swelling appeared briefly and then fully resolved.
I have not noticed a new or unexplained lump or swelling.
A new lump or swelling has persisted or repeatedly returned.
It is rapidly enlarging, very painful, hard or fixed, or accompanied by marked illness.
14. During the past few weeks, how have your bowel habits changed without a clear explanation?
A change lasted a few days and then returned fully to normal.
I have had black or tarry stool, substantial visible blood, or bleeding with faintness or severe weakness.
I have not had an unexplained change in bowel habits.
Constipation, diarrhea, stool shape, or frequency has remained different or keeps recurring.
15. Imagine you are deciding whether to wait or seek care today. Which description matches your current condition?
A mild concern occurred but has resolved without returning.
There is no current unexplained or escalating symptom prompting this decision.
A symptom is persisting, recurring, or worsening enough that I think a medical appointment is needed.
I have severe bleeding, major breathing difficulty, collapse, sudden neurological symptoms, or another rapidly worsening condition.