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Can Teens (15-19) get Colon Cancer?

im only 16.
ive been to the doctor.
i have all the symptoms
its not an ovarian cyst either.
plus my doctors are suggesting i get my colon checked and go to a gastrointestinal (GI) doctor

They can, but it is very rare and is usually caused by a rare hereditary type of colon cancer, which you would know if you had it and you would not be the first in your family to have it. Every cancer is a different disease and you cannot compare one type with another. It is not common for teenagers to get cancer at all, but when they do leukemia is the most common.

You probably have some symptoms of colon cancer that are not specific to the disease and are likely to be caused by other things. The fact your doctor wants you to have a colonoscopy is not an indication of cancer. They just want to find out what is wrong. 0.1% of all colon cancers occur in people under 20.

Yes they can. I have APL leukemia and I'm 16, so a teenager can definitely get any other type of cancer. I really hope you don't have it. Take care, hun. =)

Definitely get it checked out. I lost a friend to Colon Cancer and she was only 24 years old :( this was back in 2006. Better detected early then sorry. I wish you the best.

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