Daily Cancer Risk Fact: Young Adults

Autor: Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Posted: Abril 23, 2012

22. Young Adults

True or false: People under 40 don't need to worry about cancer.False. Every year, 70,000 people between the ages of 15 and 39 (young adults) are diagnosed with cancer. Unfortunately, despite the many advances in cancer care, survival rates in this group have not changed in 30 years.See complete information at www.philly.com/whatsmyrisk.Join us every day this month for a special project between Philly.com/health and OncoLink. Throughout the month of April, What's My Risk? will provide a daily fact you may not know about your risk of getting cancer.What's My Risk? is a comprehensive program designed to help the user learn about factors that determine their personal risk of many types of cancer and what they can do to decrease that risk. Find out more about Cancer Risk and Prevention.

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