Is it even possible for a 16 year old to have breast cancer and if it is what are the survival rates?
2007-01-27 11:58:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Cancer in younger women tends to be far more aggressive of a cancer than in older women. Breast cancer in younger women tends to be estrogen and progesterone negative which means that there are less treatment options, such as being able to take Tamoxifen. It also can mean that the cancer is growing at a faster rate and spreading quicker than it would with a less aggressive form of breast cancer. With that being said, I would think 16 year old patients with breast cancer probably have a higher rate of death from breast cancer than an older generation of breast cancer patients. This isn't to say that a young cancer patient would definitely have an aggressive form of breast cancer but it is more common than not. I got lucky, as a young breast cancer survivor to not have an aggressive form.
2007-01-28 01:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jenna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone with a breast can get cancer..even a man. Chances are just higher the older you get. Now a days the survival rate of cancer is fantasatically high and cancer is no longer a death sentence. if a 16 year old girl has it..the chances of survival are good as long as the cancer has been found early and has not spread. Those chances are the same for an older woman too.
2007-01-27 12:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by Georgia Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's possible for a 16 year to get breast cancer. The survival rate would most certainly depend on the type, stage of the cancer at the time the diagnosis was made and the response to the treatment(s)
2007-01-27 12:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by Lorayne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Avi, hi It is good you are health conscious. The way you describe that the lumps are under the armpit, 2 on left, 1 on right, are red and pain full and you do not describe any lumps and or any boils etc, in the breast and overlying and adjacent; most likely they are secondary to soreness and infection of the axillary (armpit area) hair follicles (where the root of the hair is embedded). This can happen if one tends to shave the hair in the armpit area and the skin in that process is abraded and also in grown hair can develop secondary to shaving of the hair e.g., facial, axillary and pubic etc. As you know it is a good idea to check with your doctor which you already plan to do for the correct diagnosis and treatment where a proper history, physical examination and tests as required are of utmost importance. From the info you gave, hopefully you are going to be fine. However, the person in the pic should be bubbling with love, life, laughter, smiles and joy!
2016-05-24 07:00:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its rare for a 16 yr old to have breast cancer but survival rates high unless it spreads
2007-01-27 12:04:53 · answer #5 · answered by so_wats_new_89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to Cancer Treatment Centers of America. they won't put an expiration date on your life !
2007-01-27 12:12:14 · answer #6 · answered by jeffrey m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think it's pretty high, cause they have so much modern technology...i saw once a 15 year old got it, and they had to take her boobs off...then she had fake ones, but she's really healthy now...i think thats all that really matters
2007-01-27 12:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
girl all you gotta do is exercise, exercise and exercise but dont kill your self. you should take early morning jogs and eat healthy not fast foods like k.f.c or Burger king and McDonald's but you can have pizza especially the vegetable type.
2007-01-27 12:05:35 · answer #8 · answered by stardoll 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
theyre are high but if you get maltosis it is almost certainly over for her.
2007-01-27 12:01:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋