Welcome to Your Disease Risk, the source on prevention. If you were looking for Your Cancer Risk, don’t worry. You’re in the right place. We’ve simply expanded. Now, in addition to cancer, you can find out your risk of four other important diseases and, as always, get personalized tips for preventing them.


 		 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
Colon Cancer

It's one of the most common cancers in the U.S., but, it's also one of the most preventable. Up to 75 percent of new colon cancer cases could be avoided if everyone led a healthy lifestyle and got regular screening tests.

To get personal tips for lowering your risk, click here.
Try our other resources too:
• You Can Prevent Colorectal Cancer brochure
• Take Control: Get Tested for Colorectal Cancer brochure
• Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet
• Harvard Report on Cancer Prevention: Volume III: Prevention of Colon Cancer in the US
 
 
Your Disease Risk is an educational web site for informational purposes only.
It does not take the place of regular medical check-ups.
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Your Disease Risk: © 2004 President and Fellows of Harvard College.
Your Cancer Risk: © 2000 President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Date last modified: 6/2004.

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