my 13 year old friend says she might have colon cancer because she has all the symptoms...and my mom says that shes too young, but i dont knooow... i need to know whats the age limit is...or if there even is an age limit. shes going to the doctors tomarrow.. :/ soo.. HELP!
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Cancer has no age limit, but it would be EXTREMELY rare for a 13 year old to have it. It effects mostly those over 50. That is probably not what she has.
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Both men and women can get colorectal cancer. It is most common in people who are 50 years old or older.
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Anyone can get any type of cancer at any age. (apart from the obvious - testicular cancer, obviously only males can get this) Generally it's caused by your DNA getting damaged and it doesn't repair quite correctly causing an uncontrolled growth of cells. The older you get the more likely cancer becomes as your DNA has wen't through many replications and has been damaged many times. I would say the chances of your friend having colon cancer are extremely low so I wouldn't worry - the above is just to inform you on the way of things. If
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At 13.. no. That would be beyond rare. Lets put it this way, even if you family history of colon cancer, most docs dont recd a colonoscopy until age 35 at the earliest. And if you dont have a family history, its ussualy more like 50. Thats how rare it is to get colon cancer at a young age.
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You and your friend should listen to your mum. The trouble with reading lists of symptoms is that you're likely to cinvince yourself you have them. The single greatest risk factor for colon cancer is age; 83% of all those diagnosed with it are over 60. Colon cancer in a teenager - or someone in their 20s or 30s - is extremely unlikely. Most of the symptoms she will have seen listed for colon cancer are far more likely to be symptoms of something less serious.
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Listen to your mother. You cannot get any cancer at any age and there is a reason colon cancer screening starts at 50 years old. Teenagers who are at risk for colon cancer know it and start screening in their teens. These are people who have a rare hereditary colon cancer in their family and have had several family members diagnosed with it.
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you get colon cancer from chemicals on foods you eat most vegetables are sprayed with posion then for market wax is put on them you cant wash posion cause of waxand in some cases it genetics you inherit it other ways are sticking object up and not clean not all doctors are sterile to clean toolsi also beleave a person gets cancer from dogs who lick people in mouth a dog will lick his butt or privates also water with lots of clorine in it some times 2 much you get cancers from animals thats been given drugs
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Technically speaking anyone -can- get colon cancer. There's no such thing as an age limit on any time of cancer. But some cancers are more common in the old or the young--and colon cancer is extremely, extremely rare in young people. I've never heard of someone that young getting it. Seeing her doctor should help. He can determine what other things could cause her symptoms and what further tests need to be done. Digestive health can be tricky because there are many things that can irritate the bowels and give colon cancer-like symptoms. At her age I'd say it's far more likely to be something else like an infection or a dietary problem than colon cancer
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