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Is breast cancer common in 20 year old females?
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No: Breast cancer is uncommon in 20 year olds but still possible.
Answered 3/29/2014
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No: According to nci seer data, the risk of breast cancer for american women from age 30-39 is 1 in 227. The risk in the 20s is lower than that. Here is the link. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/detection/probability-breast-cancer.
Answered 8/11/2014
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