Does Cancer Run in Your Family?

Not everyone with a family history of colorectal cancer has Lynch syndrome. Look carefully into your personal and family health history for certain factors that are red flags, or warning signs, for hereditary cancer. If red flags are found in your history, you may benefit from diagnostic genetic testing. Before a decision to test is made, a doctor, genetic counselor, or other healthcare professional should carefully evaluate your history. Take and print the Red Flag quiz to begin that process.

Do you have a family or personal history of any of the following? (check only if your answer is "Yes")

Colorectal cancer before age 50
Endometrial (uterine) cancer before age 50
Two or more Lynch syndrome-related cancers at any age*
A previously identified Lynch syndrome mutation in the family

*Lynch syndrome-related cancers include colorectal, endometrial, stomach, ovarian, kidney/urinary tract, biliary tract, brain, small bowel, pancreatic, sebaceous adenoma/carcinoma.

** Assessment criteria is based on medical society guidelines.  For individual medical society guidelines, go to www.myriadtests.com/guidelines.