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Name of client:
Your name:
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Cancer Risk Factor |
Risk Score Calculation |
Risk Score |
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Starting Risk Score (does not represent actual risk) |
150 |
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If your client |
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Age |
Is over age 50, add 10 points |
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Personal History of Cancer |
Has been diagnosed with cancer before, add 9 points. |
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Family History of Cancer |
Has a blood relative with cancer, add 8 points Has a blood relative with a BRCA mutation but not cancer, add 3 points |
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Smoking |
Is exposed to cigarette smoke or other tobacco products (including smoking), add 15 points. |
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Overweight or Obese |
Has a BMI between 18.5 and 25, subtract 10 points. Has a BMI over 25, add 10 points |
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Unhealthy Diet |
Eats healthy, subtract 10 points. Eats lots of fast food or red meats, add 10 points |
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Inadequate exercise |
Exercise regularly, subtract 8 points Does not exercise regularly, add 8 points. |
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Alcohol Use |
Has at least five-seven drinks of alcohol per week, add 5 points |
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Lack of Regular Screening |
Does not get recommended cancer screening, add 4 points |
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Risk Reduction Strategy
1. What is your client’s BMI?
2. What are your client’s risk factors?
3. What risk factors can be controlled?
4. What risk factors cannot be controlled?
5. What cancer(s) is your client at risk for?
6. Are there other diseases that your client are at risk for? For example, someone with a high BMI may be at risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
7. Develop a preliminary plan to change the client’s behavior?