Does this quiz assess my health risk?

No, and it deliberately avoids trying. It asks what prompted your interest, how you would handle an uncertain result, whether cost matters and whether you have spoken to a GP. It asks nothing about symptoms, family history or risk factors, because assessing those is a clinician's job and not something a web page should attempt.

Why does the result usually point at a GP?

Because whether screening is worthwhile depends on your individual risk, and that is genuinely not knowable from four questions. A GP can also access clinically indicated pathways that attract a Medicare rebate, which private screening does not.

Are you recommending against screening?

No. We are saying the decision is more complicated than the marketing suggests, particularly for people with no symptoms, and that the incidental-finding cascade belongs in the decision. For some people with specific risk factors, investigation is well justified. That is a conversation with a doctor rather than a conclusion from a quiz.

Is preventive screening worth it for you?

Four questions about what prompted your interest and how you would handle an uncertain result. It asks nothing about your symptoms or history, and most answers point back to a GP.

Question 1 of 4

What has you thinking about screening?

About this quiz

Does this quiz assess my health risk?: No, and it deliberately avoids trying. It asks what prompted your interest, how you would handle an uncertain result, whether cost matters and whether you have spoken to a GP. It asks nothing about symptoms, family history or risk factors, because assessing those is a clinician's job and not something a web page should attempt.
Why does the result usually point at a GP?: Because whether screening is worthwhile depends on your individual risk, and that is genuinely not knowable from four questions. A GP can also access clinically indicated pathways that attract a Medicare rebate, which private screening does not.
Are you recommending against screening?: No. We are saying the decision is more complicated than the marketing suggests, particularly for people with no symptoms, and that the incidental-finding cascade belongs in the decision. For some people with specific risk factors, investigation is well justified. That is a conversation with a doctor rather than a conclusion from a quiz.

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Is preventive screening worth it for you?

Four questions about what prompted your interest and how you would handle an uncertain result. It asks nothing about your symptoms or history, and most answers point back to a GP.

Question 1 of 4

What has you thinking about screening?

About this quiz

Does this quiz assess my health risk?: No, and it deliberately avoids trying. It asks what prompted your interest, how you would handle an uncertain result, whether cost matters and whether you have spoken to a GP. It asks nothing about symptoms, family history or risk factors, because assessing those is a clinician's job and not something a web page should attempt.
Why does the result usually point at a GP?: Because whether screening is worthwhile depends on your individual risk, and that is genuinely not knowable from four questions. A GP can also access clinically indicated pathways that attract a Medicare rebate, which private screening does not.
Are you recommending against screening?: No. We are saying the decision is more complicated than the marketing suggests, particularly for people with no symptoms, and that the incidental-finding cascade belongs in the decision. For some people with specific risk factors, investigation is well justified. That is a conversation with a doctor rather than a conclusion from a quiz.