examples where 1% or less are diagnosed before 40 years old
Last reviewed 01/2018
Age can be used as an important discriminating factor when considering cancer:
- 1% or less of these common cancers are diagnosed before 40 years - these include:
- lung cancer
- colon cancer
- endometrial cancer
- oesophagus
- rectal cancer
- laryngeal cancer
- stomach cancer
- prostate cancer
- myeloma
- pancreatic cancer
- bladder cancer