How High Is Your Colon Cancer Risk? This 1-Minute Quiz Helps You Find Out

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS): Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer that affects both men and women in the US. The good news, as the ACS says, is that in general, the rate of people being diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer each year has dropped overall since the mid-1980s, thanks in large part to mainstream awareness about the importance of screenings.

However, growing numbers of younger adults have been receiving diagnoses in recent decades, with rates of colorectal cancer in people under age 50 increasing one to two percent every year since the mid-1990s. (Some experts say a diet heavy in processed foods is often a player in this rising trend.)

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But how can you tell if you’re at risk of colorectal cancer? The American Cancer Society says although having certain risk factors does not necessarily mean you will get the disease—and having no risk factors does not necessarily mean you won’t—research has still identified several traits that could raise your risk.

To help determine your colorectal cancer risk, take the quiz below from Fight Colorectal Cancer, which describes itself as America’s “leading patient-empowerment and advocacy organization” for colorectal cancer.

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Questionnaire provided by FightColorectalCancer.org.

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