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Teenage breast cancer ?? Posted: 04-06-08 12:14pm
just a quick question...
what is the most common age that women
have breast cancer...and is it possible
that teenage girls can get it?? like ages
16-20?
all replies welcome =]
thanks x
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 04-07-08 11:46am
There is such a thing as teenage breast
cancer, but the risk is very low. For a
woman at age 25, she has about a 1 in
20,000 chance of getting breast cancer. A
teenager aged 16-20 has an even lower
chance.
However, the risk of breast cancer
increases greatly as you age (at 35 it
jumps up to 1 in 622!). This is why it is
important to learn at a young age how to
examine your breasts and what to look for.
I would not worry too much about getting
breast cancer at such a young age, but
there is always a possibility and its very
important to learn the normal feel of your
breasts so you know when something
abnormal happens.
