2007-10-15 04:22:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
No. Cancer can start at conception and infants can be born with cancer. Cancer has no boundaries. It affects every age group, race, sex, and place on the Earth. However, there are specific types of cancer which seem to affect only males or certain types that affect only certain age groups or races. There are certain childhood cancers that stem from the early cells of childhood (embronic stage), some cancer which tend to only affect people older than 60. And some cancer which predominately seem to strike adolescents and young adults. Cancer awareness should really try to focus on age groups and what to types of cancer to look for at each age.
2007-10-15 12:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. While some forms are more common in older people cancer knows no age limits
2007-10-15 04:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it doesn't. And actually everyone has these "cancer" cells in their bodies. No one knows that causes them to send off the signals to "activate". It is believed that if everyone lived long enough they would eventually be diagnosed with cancer.
2007-10-15 04:26:32 · answer #3 · answered by Nurse Brandi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, cancer can hit any age group although children are more susceptible to certain forms of leukemia and adults more prone to prostate, breast and lung cancer.
2007-10-15 04:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can get cancer, but the longer you live the longer you are exposed to carcinogens and therefore the more likely you are to get cancer.
2007-10-15 04:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by masfonos999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no people of all ages get cancer.
2007-10-15 04:25:17 · answer #6 · answered by howie r 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people over 65 are more prone to cancer, but there have been millions of cases where children and middle-aged people have died of cancer..
2007-10-15 04:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by roy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO CANCER WAITS ON NO ONE NO MATTER WHAT AGE U R
2007-10-17 15:52:35 · answer #8 · answered by prettyconcreteangel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, even little kids get cancer.
i would say it's more common in older people.
i mean a baby would hardly ever have prostate cancer.
2007-10-15 04:26:44 · answer #9 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one of my friens was about 9 years old when he got it.
2007-10-15 04:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by ju-isis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋