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Could breast cancer start at an young age?
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Yes: The incidence of breast cancer rises the older you get, but it is possible to get breast cancer in your 20's or 30's, as well. This occurs more commonly in women with the hereditary form of breast cancer.
Answered 11/2/2012
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Rare: It would be rare. The risk of breast cancer increases with age.
Answered 11/2/2012
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