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Cancer Risk Assessment

To Complete the questionnaire, please check yes or no to each question.  Please consider each question carefully so that your personal profile and advice can be as helpful as possible.

This risk assessment is designed to be a guideline to you by identifying certain risk factors and warning signs as well as providing you with action you can take to prevent cancer or to catch cancer at an early stage.

The results of this assessment do not in any way signify that you have cancer, will have cancer, or will never have cancer.  You are encouraged to follow up on any advice given on your personal printout.  It should be noted that this program in no way should replace your regular physical examinations by a physician.  For your health's sake, we encourage annual physical exams by a physician.

** It is essential that you fill out the name and address fields so that we can send you your results! **

Name ** Date  ex. 06/01/2002
Street **  
   City **     State **     

Zip Code ** 

Phone ex (717) 555-1212             Sex  Male    Female
 Race       Age 
Do you smoke? Yes   No    Are you overweight? Yes   No
Do you presently have a personal physician?
Yes   No
A. Skin Yes   No
  1. Do you have a mole that has bled or changed in color, size or shape in the past few months?  
2. Do you have a sore that has not healed in more than a month?  
3. Have you noticed any skin changes in an area where you had x-ray treatments?  
4. Have you noticed a scar from a bad burn which happened over a year ago?  
5. Do you have a mole on the palm of your hand, sole of your foot, or on the genitals, or in a place where it may be easily irritated?  
6. Do you have fair skin and/or sunburn easily?  
7. Do you spend a great deal of time in the sun because of your work or recreational activities?  
8. Do you have a family history of melanoma?  
B. Head and Neck (includes larynx, thyroid, mouth and throat) Yes   No
  1. Have you had hoarseness or any change in your voice that has lasted for longer than a month?  
2. Have any of your blood relatives ever had cancer of the larynx, mouth or throat?  
3. Do you have pressure or tightness in the lower front of your neck that has lasted more than a month?  
4. From childhood through young adulthood, did you have a series of x-ray treatments to the front of your neck for acne, neck tumor or any other reason?  
5. Do you have pain or difficulty in swallowing which as lasted more than a month?  
6. Do you have pain or tenderness in your mouth which as lasted more than a month?  
7. Do you have a sore or white spot on your tongue, lips, cheeks, or gums which has lasted longer than a month?  
8. Do you have dentures or a tooth which irritates your tongue, cheeks, or gums?  
9. Do you now smoke?  
10. Do you use chewing tobacco or snuff?  
11. Do you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day?  
C. Lungs Yes   No
  1. Do you smoke?  
2. If not, have you ever smoked on a regular basis?  
3. In the past few weeks, have you coughed up blood?  
4. Do you have a daily cough that has lasted more than one month?  
5. Do you have emphysema?  
6. Have any of your blood relatives ever had cancer of the lung?  
D. Digestive System Yes>   No
  1. Have you lost more than 10 pounds in the past few months unrelated to eating habits or exercise?  
2. Have you vomited blood in the past six months?  
3. Have you had a change in your bowel habits in the past few months and/or noticed black or tarry stools?  
4. Have you had bleeding from the rectum, either with bowel movements or at other times?  
5. Do you have frequent aches or pain in the abdomen for which you do not know the reason?  
6. Has a doctor ever told you that you had Crohn's Disease, pernicious anemia, or ulcerative colitis?  
7. Do you have intestinal or rectal polyps?  
8. Have any of your blood relatives had cancer of the stomach or colon?  
9. Are you over the age of 40?  
E. Kidney and Bladder Yes   No
  1. Have you noticed blood in your urine in the past few weeks?  
2. Have you felt pain or burning on urination in the past few weeks?  
3. Have any of your blood relatives ever had cancer of the kidneys or bladder?  
F. Occupational and Environmental Exposure Yes   No
  1. Have you ever or do you now work with or near industrial chemicals or hazardous materials such as asbestos, nickel, uranium, chromates, petroleum or vinyl chloride?  
2. Are you exposed to cadmium in your work place? (men only)  
3. Do you work in the leather, rubber or dye industry?  
G. Breasts (Females) Yes   No
  1. Do you have pain in the breasts for which you do not know the reason?  
2. Have you noticed a lump in either breast?  
3. Have you noticed any change in your nipples lately?  
4. Have you noticed any discharge, bleeding or scaling of the nipples?  
5. Have you noticed any change in the skin of your breasts such as dimpling, puckering or color change?  
6. Have any of your blood relatives had cancer of the breast?  
7. If you have had a baby, was the first delivery after you were thirty years of age?  
8. Are you over the age of 50?  
H. Female Reproductive Yes   No
  1. Do you have vaginal bleeding or spotting for which you do not know the reason?  
2. Are you on female hormone therapy?  
3. Have any of your blood relatives had cancer of the uterus and/or ovaries to your knowledge?  
4. Has a doctor ever told you that you had genital warts?  
5. Do you consider yourself to be overweight?  
6. Have you had a hysterectomy?  
7. Did you first have sex before the age of 18?  
8. Have you had two or more sexual partners in a year?  
9. Are you infertile and/or have you never had a baby? (if either statement is true, answer yes)  
I. Male Reproductive Yes   No
  1. Do you have pain or swelling in either testicle that has lasted more than one month?  
2. Do you have difficulty in starting to urinate?  
3. Do you have an undescended or missing testicle?  
4. Do you have an enlarged prostate?  
5. Have any of your blood relatives had cancer of the testes or prostate to your knowledge?  
J. Diet and Nutrition Yes   No
  1. Do you eat high-fat meat (steak, ground beef, hot dogs, chuck roast) on a daily basis?  
2. Do you eat smoked and/or cured meat and fish as much as four times per week?  
3. Do you rarely eat poultry and fish?  
4. Do you eat baked goods such as cookies, cake, sweet rolls, donuts and pies five or more times per week?  
5. Do you eat snacks such as buttered popcorn, candy bars, potato chips and nuts every day?  
  6. Do you eat fried foods three or more times per week?  
  7. Do you add salad dressing, mayonnaise, sour cream, butter or  margarine when preparing food or at the table?  
  8. Do you eat foods with beta-carotene and Vitamins A and C such as sweet potatoes, green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, melons, carrots, citrus fruits, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts less than once a day?  
  9. Do you use dairy products such as whole milk, ice cream, and high-fat cheese on a daily basis?  
  10. Do you eat whole grain foods and cereals less than once a day?  
  11. Are you more than 20 pounds over your ideal weight?  

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