What is the youngest age you can get breast cancer at?
I was wondering this, because one of my friends thinks she has breast cancer, and I thought that thirteen was a very young age at which to develop breast cancer.
I should have said this. She has a lump in her breast and she went to the doctor and they said its “abnormal.” She thinks she has cancer, but she doesn’t know for sure yet. She’s getting a sonogram done.
You didn’t mention why your friend thinks that she has breast cancer, but at age 13 it is EXTREMELY unlikely. About 2 out of 3 women with invasive breast cancer are older than age 55.
13 is very young to have breast cancer…..it does attack women as young as their 20′s……if there is a familly history, especially if her grandmother and mother both had it, then she will probably want to be very watchful in the future…there is actually a test now, I believe, that can show if you have the genetic trait or something like that…..tell your friend to have her mother take her to her doctor and check it out….
Best wishes!
Breast tissue is present in male and females of all ages and thus breast cancer is possible at any age with any sex. However, breast cancer . . primary or secondary in children and young teens is rare. Breast cancer in children is also not the same as an adults breast cancer. There are many different types of cancer and there are several types of breast cancer possible in children. The most common types of breast cancer in children are Juvenile Secretory Carcinoma, Cystosarcoma Phylloides, and Lymphoma.
As for your 13 year old friend what she is most likely feeling is breast growth caused by puberty. There are often small lumps or ‘breast buds’ that young teens will feel. However, since no one here can really tell what is happening with your friend it is important that she see a doctor to determine exactly what is going on.
Here is some information about normal ‘breast buds’ found in young teens:
Why are my breasts sore?
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/sore_breasts.html
Cancer isn’t selective to any one group of people or age.