I never thought there had to be an age limit but i've never heard a young person getting breast cancer. Just wondering.
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there was someone here in Colorado who got brest cancer when they were 10 Cancer knows no age.
2 :
Breast cancer is almost unheard of in people under 20 and fewer than 0.1% of all those diagnosed with it are under 30. Only 5% of those diagnosed with breast cancer are under 40 and 80% are over 50. The average age at diagnosis is a little over 60. There was a girl of ten diagnosed with breast cancer; it was a very rare form, more likely to occur in children rather than an 'adult' cancer. The case made headlines world wide because of its EXTREME rarity. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I was classed as 'young'; I was 50
3 :
It actually can be at any age if you are predisposed to it from a family member
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