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Can young people below the age of thirty with no positive family history get colorectal cancer?

April 26, 2017age cancer colorectal family history positive thirty young people

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Can young people below the age of thirty with no positive family history get colorectal cancer?

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In general, it is very uncommon for young people to get colorectal cancer. However, there are two well-recognized hereditary syndromes namely Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) in which cancer can develop in young people.