Friday, February 12, 2010

Is it possible to get colon cancer at 18

Is it possible to get colon cancer at 18?

Cancer - 11 Answers
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1 :
it is possible to get cancer at any age.
2 :
I doubt it. but to be sure- GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR. If something is wrong,you want to know about it as soon as possible because then you can get the help you need.
3 :
You can get cancer at any age but it's more rare to get it so young
4 :
Yes it is possible. If you are worried please get yourself checked, my sister got something very similar to this when she was only 13. I dont want to frighten you but it is essential to get checked. Good luck to you.
5 :
yes, my friend had it about that age..but crohns disease occurs mostly in young people and that can have very similar symptoms
6 :
Yes, you can be born with cancer. Unfortunate, but true. In general though it takes time to develop cancer. It wouldn't hurt to see a doctor.
7 :
yes, but 18 is very rare, it is probablly hemoroids as I have them.
8 :
possible....but unlikely.
9 :
possible yes if you have HNPCC. If you have a family history of HNPCC you should have a colonoscopy every 2 yrs starting in your 20's. My 13 yr old had his first colonoscopy last fall, due to our family history and his infant onset IBS.
10 :
Yeah, there was a girl who was under 20 who died from it.
11 :
thanks to a mad mda world of pollutions and toxic foods, anybody can get colon cancer. the bell curve dips very low for youth. the younger you are the less likely it is to happen. But on the other hand a six year old with the right eating habits and living in a very high em feild with just one or two good accidental old lead paint exposures could get it pretty easy. It mostly depends on what a person is exposed to, and how their body handles it

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