Three steps. Mostly free.
Cancer is rising in working-age adults. Know your risk to prevent it.
You do not need a diagnosis to act. Three steps give you a clear picture of your risk to bring to your doctor.
You do not need a diagnosis to act. Three steps give you a clear picture of your risk to bring to your doctor.
Answer honest questions about diet, activity, and habits to see what raises your risk and what lowers it most.
STEP 02Map the cancers and conditions in your blood relatives. This is the single strongest signal of inherited risk.
STEP 03Decide, with a clinician, what type of genetic screening is right for you.
A large share of cancer risk comes from things you can change. These two free tools turn decades of research into a personal estimate and a short list of the changes that lower your risk the most. Pick the one that fits how you like to think. Both take about ten minutes.
The Your Disease Risk tool · WashU and Barnes-Jewish Hospital
See how your risk compares to others your age and sex, for free, and learn which changes lower it most. The oldest and most cited public risk tool, built on decades of epidemiology.
Free. No account required.
Take the assessmentCancerRisk360 · Launched 2026
A new tool built around what to do next. It reviews your history and habits, gives you practical steps to lower your risk, and tells you exactly which screenings you are eligible for now.
Free. Ages 18 and up.
Take the assessmentWorld Cancer Research Fund
A free, international tool that turns the latest prevention evidence into a personal set of changes. It covers diet, weight, activity, alcohol, and smoking, and shows where you are doing well and where to focus. It looks at lifestyle, not family history, so use it alongside the tools above.
Your family history is the most useful information you can bring to a doctor, and most of us have never written it down. A clear record helps a clinician spot inherited patterns and decide whether you need earlier or more frequent screening.
Created by the U.S. Surgeon General, maintained by the CDC. Free.
The standard tool clinicians trust. It turns what you enter into a professional pedigree, the family tree and medical chart that genetic counselors and oncologists use to read hereditary risk. You can log the exact age of each diagnosis and cause of death for immediate and extended blood relatives.
Your privacy is protected by design. The CDC does not save or store what you enter. The information stays in your browser and you download the file to keep on your own computer. You can share that file with relatives so they can build their own history without starting over.
Available worldwide. It builds a standard pedigree any clinician anywhere can read, and the CDC stores none of your data. It uses US units, so enter height in feet and inches. If you prefer metric, use FastFamilyTree below.
Built by genetic counselors
A free, browser-based alternative that works anywhere and is metric-friendly. It follows current pedigree standards and stores none of your personal health information, the same privacy model as the Portrait.
Your lifestyle and family history tell you a lot. Genetic screening can fill in the rest. There are two different kinds, and they answer two different questions. A doctor or genetic counselor can help you decide which, if either, is right for you.
Reads the DNA you were born with to find inherited mutations, such as BRCA, that raise your lifetime cancer risk. Most useful when cancer runs in your family.
A blood test that looks for signals of cancer that may already be present, often before symptoms. Newer, and best used alongside, not instead of, standard screening.
Availability varies by country. Each option below shows where it is offered. Talk with your doctor about what is available where you live.
Color Health
Clinical-grade testing of 29 genes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, linked to common hereditary cancers. Access to board-certified genetic counselors is included.
From $249 self-pay, or through insurance. Reduced testing for first-degree relatives.
Visit ColorMyriad Genetics
A 63-gene panel covering 11 hereditary cancers, with an at-home saliva kit, virtual genetic counseling, and a personalized breast cancer risk score for many users.
Most insurance plans cover testing. Free initial counseling consult.
Visit Myriad MyRiskLabcorp genetics
VistaSeq and BRCAssure hereditary cancer panels, ordered through your provider and supported by Labcorp genetic counselors who explain results in plain language.
Provider-ordered. Often covered by insurance.
Visit LabcorpUnited Kingdom
An at-home saliva test of 11 genes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, with a genetic counsellor for consent and results. UK-accredited by CQC and UKAS.
From £945. Genetic counselling included.
Visit Check4CancerPrenetics · Hong Kong
An at-home saliva test that screens 35 genes linked to 8 hereditary cancers, including breast, ovarian, and colorectal. Strong coverage across Asia and Australia, with international shipping.
Consumer kit. Pricing varies by market.
Visit CircleDNALatin America's largest genomics lab
A Gold Standard hereditary cancer panel of 100 genes from a simple cheek swab, with kits delivered across Brazil. CAP and CLIA accredited, with medical and genetic counseling support.
Lab-based. Pricing varies.
Visit MendelicsGermany
CentoCancer hereditary panels, from focused breast and colon tests up to more than 100 genes, offered across Europe and ordered through your clinician. CE-marked diagnostics.
Provider-ordered.
Visit CentogeneIsrael
A private genetic institute that tests for hereditary cancers, including breast, ovarian, colon, and pancreatic, with genetic counseling for patients and their families.
Clinic-based. Counseling included.
Visit the Genetic InstituteSouth Africa
NextCancer hereditary cancer gene testing from a leading South African biotech, with local lab processing and genetic counseling support.
Lab-based. Often covered by medical aid.
Visit Next BiosciencesGRAIL
A single blood test that looks for a signal shared by more than 50 types of cancer, including many with no routine screening. Ordered with a clinician. Not FDA approved, and used to add to standard screening.
List price about $949, lower self-pay available. Usually not covered by insurance.
Visit GalleriExact Sciences
A blood-based test designed to detect signals from more than 50 cancer types, including deadly ones with no routine screening such as pancreatic, liver, and ovarian. For adults 50 to 84 with no cancer in the past 3 years. Ordered with a clinician. Not FDA approved, and used alongside standard screening.
$689 self-pay, HSA and FSA eligible. Provider-ordered.
Visit CancerguardBuilt for employers
Whole-genome screening for employees and their spouses, paired with personalized risk assessment, genetic counseling, prevention guidance, and early detection. A concierge program designed to roll out across a workforce.
Employer-sponsored program. Pricing varies by plan.
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Working-age cancer takes your strongest people off the field and devastates families. Knowing your risk is the first move. This page is built to share with an entire workforce. Every tool on it is free or low cost, and nothing here asks employees to hand you their health data.
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