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Author Spotlight: Implementation of BIVA for Analyzing Disease Risk Factors in Patients with Low Body Cell Mass
Published on: July 14, 2023
Commentary: 20 years online with "Your Disease Risk"
1Division of Public Health Sciences and Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus, Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Abstract:
The Your Disease Risk tool ( yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu ) went live to the public in January 2000 and was one of the first personalized health risk assessment sites on the Internet. Its launch marked the culmination of years of work by a large, multi-disciplinary university team whose primary goal was to translate the science on cancer prevention into accurate, engaging, and useful messages for the public. Today, 20 years on, Your Disease Risk has expanded from its initial four cancers to include 18 different tools designed for today's users. This commentary reviews important moments and lessons learned in the first two decades of Your Disease Risk.
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