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Is it possible to get colorectal cancer when you're still young?
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Yes: I suppose it depends on what you mean by "still young"!although colon cancer is generally a disease of those 50 years of age and older, it can affect people in their 20s-40s.
Answered 5/9/2012
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Yes: Some people with inherited defects in dna develop colon cancer while young. They generally have a stong family history of colon cancer.
Answered 5/10/2012
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