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Assessing Your Risk for Specific Types of Cancer
Read the risk factors listed along the top of the chart. For any factor that applies to you, put a check in every unshaded box in its column. For the family history column, note any family member who has had the type of cancer listed at the left–record his or her relationship to you (uncle, brother, etc.) and age at diagnosis.
To determine your risk for a particular type of cancer, examine the number of corresponding risk factors you’ve checked. Strong family history may also increase your risk–the more relatives who have had a particular type of cancer, the closer their relationship to you, and the younger their age at diagnosis, the greater your risk. Prepare a
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