Can teenagers get cancer?

Explore how cancer can affect teenagers, the real-life impacts, and practical coping strategies for young people dealing with a diagnosis.

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Understanding Cancer in Teenagers Cancer is a disease typically associated with older adults, but it can affect people of any age, including teenagers. Unlike in adults, cancer in teenagers is quite rare, making up a small percentage of total cancer cases. However, the impact of such a diagnosis can be particularly profound on young people and their families. The types of cancers that teenagers are most likely to encounter differ from those typically seen in younger children or adults. For instance, teenagers are more likely to be diagnosed with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, osteosarcoma (bone cancer), germ cell tumours (including...
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