Welcome to Your Disease Risk, the source on prevention. Here, you can find out your risk of developing five of the most important diseases in the United States and get personalized tips for preventing them. To get started, choose one of the diseases below.

Cancer

All living things - ourselves included - are made up of cells. Cells are microscopic packages of living material and we have billions of them. They come in many different types: liver cells, brain cells, blood cells and so on. In the normal adult, cells only grow and divide slowly and under very tight control to make sure that the number of cells in each tissue stays the same. Cancer begins when one cells changes and startys growing and dividing rapidly and out of control. This one cells divides to give two cells, then four, eight and so on until they form growing mass of cancer cells - called a tumour. More>>

Diabetes

This interactive tool estimates your risk of diabetes and provides personalized tips for prevention. Anyone can use it, but it’s most accurate for people who have never had any type of blood sugar problem. If you’ve had blood sugar problems in the past, be sure to talk to your doctor about your risk.

Heart Disease

This interactive tool estimates your risk of coronary heart disease and provides personalized tips for prevention. Anyone can use it, but it’s most accurate for people who have never had any type of heart disease. If you have heart disease, be sure to talk to your doctor about your risk.

Osteoporosis

This interactive tool estimates your risk of osteoporosis and provides personalized tips for prevention. Anyone can use it, but it’s most accurate for people who haven’t already experienced significant bone loss. If you’ve already lost significant bone mass, be sure to talk to your doctor about your risk.

Stroke

This interactive tool estimates your risk of stroke and provides personalized tips for prevention. Anyone can use it, but it’s most accurate for people who have never had a stroke, transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke), or heart disease. If you have any of these conditions, be sure to talk to your doctor about your risk.