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Risk Factors and Screening Patient Resource Area - Cancer Risk
A risk factor is anything that increases a person's chance of getting a disease. Some risk factors can be changed, and others cannot. Risk factors for cancer can include a person's age, sex, and family medical history. Others are linked to cancer-causing factors in the environment. Still others are related to lifestyle choices such as tobacco and alcohol use, diet, and sun exposure.
National Cancer Center Network
Recognized standard for clinical policy in the oncology community. These guidelines are updated continually and are based upon evaluation of scientific data integrated with expert judgment by multidisciplinary panels of expert physicians from NCCN member institutions.
National Cancer Institute
The national Cancer Institute home page is a gateway to extensive information on cancer including: prevention, screening, diagnoses, treatment, genetics and clinical trials.
The following links provide specific information on risk factors for cancer.
Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle
Fact Sheets: Risk Factors and Possible Causes
Risk Assessment Tools