How rare are stomach and/or colorectal cancer occurances in teenagers?

2 Comments

1. ladyren says:

   July 3, 2009 at 7:15 pm

   Those two are extremely rare in a teen. Colorectal cancers are usual in the elderly, or tend to run in families. Stomach cancers are as well, very rare in teens. My husband, in general family practice, has never seen either in 25 years of practice.
2. Simon from Consulting Rooms Harley Street says:

   July 15, 2009 at 2:38 pm

   I’m not a doctor or anything, but I’m pretty sure that obesity can have a large affect on the likelyhood of developing stomach cancer. That may be why it is a growing problem.