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MSNBC Health News: Breast-Cancer Risk Assessment
About this site: The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 175,000 women will be diagnosed as having breast cancer this year. There's nothing you can do about risk factors like family history and age, but it's not too late to make changes in your lifestyle and environment. Answer this short questionnaire to calculate your risk and to learn how you can improve your chances of staying disease-free. (http://www.msnbc.com/Modules/breast/quiz.asp)  Pluses: The questions are brief but comprehensive.  Minuses: Your risk profile is scored with a number corresponding to low, medium, or high risk, but you get no explanation of how the score is calculated.  Best feature: The profile includes steps you can take to reduce your chances of developing breast cancer. |
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