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Can Children Develop Colon Cancer?

I need to know more about constipation and other problems that accompany the symptoms of colon cancer in children.

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    The common causes of colon cancer are:
    Excessive smoking
    Excessive alcohol
    Being overweight
    Having to much fat food in your diet
    People over 50 years are more prone to get this disease and children are at very little risk.
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    Aicha 

    answered 2 years ago

    There are always exceptions to the rules.

    I worked with a woman whose 7 year old son had a lot of polyps in his colon; displayed signs of constipation, no appetite (if he ate half a slice of pizza a week that was a lot!), and he wasn't interested in anything because he was always in pain.

    The woman was told that it was a good thing she brought her son in when she did because the polyps were borderline cancer. Thank God all the polyps were removed and her son was fine; it just goes to show that due diligence is always required when you're a parent.
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    Jojoblu

    commented 2 years ago

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