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Breast or Ovarian Cancer

1. Are you female? 2. Do you have a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer? 3. Are you over the age of 18? 4. Do you have at least one first-degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with breast or ovarian cancer? Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No

If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may be at increased risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. If you are a woman past menopause, you may be eligible to participate in a breast cancer prevention study cancer prevention study.

Prostate Cancer
1. Are you male? 2. Are you African-American? 3. Do you have a family history of prostate cancer?? 4. Do you have one first-degree relative (father, brother or son) with prostate cancer?? 5. Was your relative diagnosed at a young age? Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No

Yes

No

If you answered yes to most of these questions, or if you are an African American male, you may be at increased risk of developing prostate cancer. If you are a man over 55 (African American man over 50), you may be eligible to participate in a prostate cancer prevention study.

Skin Cancer (Melanoma)


1. Do you have one or more first-degree relatives (parent, brother, sister, child) with a history of melanoma?? 2. Do you experience severe blistering sunburns (especially at young ages)?? 3. Do you sit in the sun with the purpose of getting tan, use tanning lamps or tanning booths?? Ye s Ye s Ye s No

No No

Ye s If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be at risk of developing skin cancer (melanoma).

4. Do you have red or blond hair and fair skin that freckles or sunburns easily?

No

Liver Cancer
1. Have you been diagnosed with hepatitis-B virus (HBV) hepatitis C virus (HCV)? 2. Do you drink large amounts of alcohol? 3. Have you been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver (a progressive disorder that leads to scarring of the liver)? Ye s Ye s Ye s No

No No

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be at risk of developing liver cancer.

Gastrointestinal Cancer
1. Do you or one of your close relatives have a history of colorectal cancer, colon polyps or other cancers (uterine, stomach, bile duct, urinary tract or ovarian? 2. Were you previously treated for colon cancer or polyps?? 3. Do you have inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease? 4. Have you consumed foods that contain aflatoxins? Aflatoxins are a group of chemicals produced by a mold that can contaminate certain foods, such as peanuts, corn, grains, and seeds, and are carcinogens (cancer causing agents) for liver cancer. Ye N s o Ye N s o Ye N s o

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