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Cancer Risk Calculator
The Cancer Risk Calculator is a free and enjoyable online tool to discover ways to reduce your cancer risk. Complete it to get an individual score for each of 6 modifiable behaviors. The higher the score, the more you're reducing risk. Explore your results, get tips, and compare your scores over time and to the population average.
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The Cancer Risk Calculator was developed by Cancer Council Queensland.
| What does the Cancer Risk Calculator do? |
| The Cancer Risk Calculator assesses health-related behaviours to help you identify steps to reduce your cancer risk. Get tips, recommendations, and compare your score to population averages. |
| What does the score indicate? |
| The Cancer Risk Calculator gives you a score out of 100 for each behaviour based on your answers. A higher score means more ways you're currently reducing your modifiable cancer risk. |
| What is a modifiable cancer risk behaviour? |
One in three cancer cases, totaling 37,500 each year, can be prevented through modifiable lifestyle behaviours. Everyone can reduce their cancer risk by addressing modifiable behaviors like Sun & UV Exposure, Smoking, Alcohol, Nutrition, Weight, Physical Activity, and Screening & Early Detection, including understanding your body. |
| Does this tool calculate my risk of getting cancer? |
| No, the Cancer Risk Calculator calculates how much you are currently reducing your cancer risk through lifestyle behaviours. |
| What are my recommendations based on? |
| The recommendations are based on leading cancer research and Australian Guidelines for people over the age of 18. These are specific to your age and gender. |
| Where can I find out more information? |
| If you would like to learn more about reducing cancer risk, please visit our Understanding Risk webpage and Lifestyle 6 factsheets, phone Cancer Council 13 11 20, or send us an email at reducingcancerrisk@cancerqld.org.au |
Cancer Council Tasmania would like to thank Cancer Council Queensland for partnering with us to share the Cancer Risk Calculator within the Tasmanian community.