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Do 16 year olds ever get cancer?
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Yes: Unfortunately anybody at any age can get cancer. It is rare in childhood and becomes much more common in the elderly.
Answered 2/13/2013
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Yes: Incidence is 21.8 per 100, 000 (age 15-19) people. A breakdown by age is shown at: http://apps.Nccd.Cdc.Gov/uscs/cancersbyageandrace.Aspx?Gender=male%20and%20female&count=false&population=false&datatype=incidence&ratetype=ageadjtype&cancersite=all%20cancer%20sites%20combined&year=2008&site=all%20cancer%20sites%20combined&surveyinstanceid=1.
Answered 12/9/2013
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