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MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Your family history includes health information about you and your close relatives. Family history is an important risk factor for problems like heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting a disease. The reason a family history can help predict risk is that families share their genes, as well as other factors that affect health, like environment, lifestyles and habits. </p><p>Having a family member with a disease raises your risk, but it does not mean that you will definitely get it. Realizing that you are at risk gives you a chance to reduce that risk by following a healthier lifestyle and getting tested as needed. </p><p>You can get started by talking to your relatives about their health. Draw a family tree and add the health information. Having copies of medical <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/personalhealthrecords.html'>records</a> and death certificates is also helpful. </p><p style="font-weight:bold;font-style:it