Cancer Risk Calculator

Cancer Risk Calculator

by Timo Du Four

76 ratings
15 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • February 26, 2019
  • October 25, 2024

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Estimate your personal risk for 26 types of cancer based on over 350 scientific risk factors. View results for 10, 20, and 30-year timeframes, with detailed breakdowns. This app is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional medical advice.

Estimates risk for 26 cancer types
Uses 350+ scientific risk factors
Provides 10, 20, 30-year risk projections
Subdivides results by subtype
Allows editing to see impact on risk
CE conformity mark as low-risk medical device
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What's New in Cancer Risk Calculator

1.3.11

October 25, 2024

Improved some translations

User reviews

Can’t use on iPhone

Several pop-up menus are truncated by edge of screen (iPhone 15 plus), so is unusable.

Great information, worth giving a try!

Easy to input information and very user friendly. Very interesting to see the results! Definitely gives some great recommendations on how to improve lifestyle to lower cancer risks. Thank you for this great app!

A great idea that doesn’t hold up to scrutiny

I found this app when the developer posted it in the /medicine subreddit on Reddit. It got thoroughly panned there by other docs for the methodology used, which seems to give quite inaccurate results. Still, I tried it out myself. I was surprised to see my breast cancer risk as lower than the general population, since I have several family members with histories of breast cancer. Same for cervical cancer, which I should be at higher risk for, given my HPV+ status and history of cervical dysplasia. Then I realized the app did not ask for HPV status or results of Pap smear tests - seems odd to offer a risk analysis of cervical cancer and not include those. Overall, just doesn’t seem trustworthy. I would not encourage anyone to make healthcare decisions based on this app.
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App bad per doctors on Reddit

All thought it was very inaccurate. Reviews this year there so bad, the mods of r/medicine took the post down so that the link could not be used.
Ask your doctors about your cancer risks, that’s what you pay them for.
Wish I could give zero stars

Ease my mind

Love this app. Its easy for me to worry too much about this stuff but this puts me at ease. I will continue to go to checkups of course but this was really cool!

FAQ

What does the Cancer Risk Calculator app do?

This application estimates your personal risk for 26 different types of cancer. It bases these estimations on over 350 risk factors described in scientific literature. The results are displayed for 10, 20, and 30-year timeframes and can be subdivided by anatomical or pathological subtypes where possible.

How is my cancer risk calculated?

The app uses data from the National Cancer Institute's SEER Program and the CDC's NPCR, collected since the 1970s and 1990s respectively. This data is adapted by hazard ratios from published peer-reviewed literature, focusing on risk factors with quantifiable risks that are accessible to the average user.

Is this app a substitute for a doctor's advice?

No, this application is strictly educational. All information contained within it cannot and should not replace assessment by a physician. The evaluations are based on a large number of assumptions and estimates, and figures should be regarded as indicative, not precise.

What information do I need to provide?

To use the app, you need to create an account and enter requested information as accurately as possible. Critical factors include age, gender, and racial background, as these influence risk for at least one type of cancer. While other information is optional, more complete and accurate data leads to more dependable results.

Is this app considered a medical device?

Yes, this application has the CE conformity mark as a medical device with a low risk. It follows Class I conformity assessment procedures. The FDA also considers it a medical device for which it will exercise enforcement discretion, recognizing its minimal risk to patients and consumers.