Friday, March 28, 2008

How many people under 50 have been diagnosed with colon cancer

How many people under 50 have been diagnosed with colon cancer?

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1 :
Try this Website... Well it is approximately said that 13,000 young men and women will be diagnosed with colon cancer... check it out...
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Firstly, I was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 18. I am currently 24 and have relapsed, and have discovered that I now have Stage IV colon cancer with metastasis. I, unfortunately, have had a string of family members who have had, died, or are currently battling colon cancer. I would imagine that it is quite unusual to encounter younger patients who are diagnosed with colon cancer. But accordng to a book my doctor had recommended, it claims that despite 90 percent of colon cancer cases are diagnosed in patients 50 years or older, colon cancer has been diagnosed in young people as well, even those with no known risk factors such as symptoms, or family history of the disease.
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I am 17 years old, and I was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 14.
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My husband was just diagnosed at the age of 34.There is no history of cancer in his family at all.Talk about a shock for us.I read that the chances of getting it are 10% under the age of 50.But you never know who that 10% will be I guess.
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NOT ENOUGH~~PROBABLY DUE TO A STIGMA, FEAR, DENIAL, LACK OF INSURANCE, & IGNORANCE

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