ACS CancerRisk360™
Your cancer risk depends on several factors, including things that can be controlled or modified to help decrease cancer risk like lifestyle behaviors and choices, such as tobacco use, diet, physical activity, body weight, HPV vaccination, and sun and UV protection. However, there are also risk factors that you can’t control or modify, such as age and family history. Getting recommended cancer screening tests regularly can also reduce the risk of certain cancers.
Research shows that nearly half of all cancers can be linked to risk factors you can change. Take the ACS CancerRisk360 assessment to learn more about what you can change to improve your health and lower your cancer risk.
How do you know if you are at risk for cancer?
Take the cancer risk assessment to learn more about what factors might affect your personal cancer risk and actions you can take to help lower your risk. Please note that you have to be 18 years or older to take this assessment.
FAQs
Yes. The assessment, information, and resources provided are all free.
No. Your assessment data will not be stored.
A cancer risk assessment is a way to gather information about various cancer risk factors. It’s used to help understand a person’s individual risk for developing cancer. The goal of a cancer risk assessment is to help guide a person and their health care team when making decisions about their health and care.
The ACS CancerRisk360 is a unique cancer risk assessment tool. Other cancer risk assessment tools may cover a specific type of cancer. But ACS CancerRisk360 explores known cancer risk factors to help explain a person’s overall risk of cancer. The tool asks questions and combines information about family history, personal health history, daily life activities and behaviors, and cancer screening history.
The results of the ACS CancerRisk360 assessment can help identify actions that may lower a person’s cancer risk. Results include what steps can be taken, including supporting information and resources that can be accessed right away. Please note you will not receive a numerical risk score like some other risk assessments (e.g. Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment calculator for breast cancer).
No. You will just receive your result summary webpage link. Your contact (e.g., email or phone) information will not be stored.
This cancer risk assessment is intended for people 18 years or older.
No. This assessment does not replace professional medical advice and consultation about cancer prevention and cancer risk. This information and recommendations in this assessment are for general information only. Please note that ACS CancerRisk360 uses automated decision-making based on the answers provided during the assessment (without human review). It does not constitute medical or legal advice, is not meant to be comprehensive, and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional consultation with a qualified healthcare provider familiar with your individual medical needs. Please talk to your doctor about your healthcare-related questions. You should not disregard professional medical advice, or delay seeking it, because of the information or results available from ACS CancerRisk360.
ACS does not endorse any product or services or any specific providers. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity or therapy in this assessment should not be construed as an ACS endorsement.
Yes. This assessment will be updated from time-to-time as new science, technology, and guidelines come out. If you revisit your results summary, using your unique link available for up to 18 months following survey completion, you will be prompted to retake the assessment if the assessment has been updated since the results summary page was generated. Please note, however, that updates to the assessment are planned for the future but may not be immediate. Please talk to your doctor about your health-related questions including daily life modifications, which tests you might need and the right screening schedule for you. It’s also a good idea to discuss risk factors, such as family history, that may put you at risk.
This is an initial tool that is going to evolve. We are continuously adding to our assessment to make it as comprehensive as possible. We plan to have more cancer risk factors included in the assessment soon. We welcome your feedback during this time to help us make the strongest tool possible so that more people can best know and reduce their risk of cancer.
Please note that this assessment uses automated decision-making based on the answers provided during the assessment. This means that we have built the tool to use algorithms to derive results by automated means based on answers provided without human involvement or review of the answers provided during the assessment.
This cancer risk assessment has been built using automated decision- making matrix. Proceeding and accepting its Terms of Use means that you agree to this feature of the assessment. If you do not want to agree to this (or do not want to accept any other terms of use), there are other ways to ACS provides general information about cancer risk. Please refer to this page as a starting point https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention.html. In addition, we recommend that you talk to a doctor about your risk factors, such as family history, that may put you at risk, and receive advice on which tests you might need and the right screening schedule for you.
The access and use of ACS CancerRisk360 including any content, functionality, and services offered, linked, or otherwise available through ACS CancerRisk360 (collectively, the “Tool”) is governed by the User Agreement Terms of Use available here (“Terms of Use”). By accessing and using the Tool, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by such Terms of Use. The Terms of Use incorporate some of the topics covered in this FAQ, but please refer to the Terms of Use for full information on terms and conditions governing your access and use of ACS CancerRisk360. ACS assumes no responsibility for any injury or damage to persons or property arising out of or related to the access or use of ACS CancerRisk360. Please also refer to our Privacy Policy and our Health Privacy Policy.
You will be given the opportunity to accept or reject the Terms of User by clicking on the appropriate button when you first access this assessment. If you do not wish to accept the Terms of User, there are other ways to ACS provides general information about cancer risk. Please refer to this page as a starting point https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention.html. In addition, we recommend that talk to a doctor about your risk factors, such as family history, that may put you at risk, and receive advice on which tests you might need and the right screening schedule for you.
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