Can you die of cancer at 28?!

Can you die of cancer at 28?

I just heard that an ex co-worker of mine passed away recently from cancer at the age of 28. I don't know much details about it but now I was just wondering what kind of cancer could kill a guy at 28? I only know of people who die from cancer later on in life like in their 50s so now I'm just a little paranoid...

Yes, cancer can kill at any age.

My son was diagnosed at age 17 with stage IV abdominal sarcoma. So, unfortunately we live in the cancer world where many we know are fighting the battle on a daily basis. We know over a hundred who have lost that battle . . all are under the age of 30 years old. Just in the past few weeks a young 23 year old passed away after relapsing in January. His cancer had advanced and he just stopped treatment because he was too tired to fight anymore. This is the world that we live in every single day. It is a total and utter nightmare, but not much that we can really do about it. We lend support to each other, share information, share in the joys when a child is declared 'no evidence of disease' and mourn when that battle comes to an end. Cancer shreds you to pieces as you watch children and young adults
fight this monster. I know that politically everyone seems angry at research for not finding a cure for cancer . . but the truth is that we need more research and more money to stop this dreadful disease from killing so many young adults.

You do not hear about cancer in teens and young adults for the unhappy reason that the medical profession has not been able to warn this age group about the danger of cancer. Cancer in young people presents itself very differenly than cancer in older people. Older people tend to have breast, lung, colon, and prostate cancers. But young adults tend to have Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Sarcoma. Young adults are healthier overall and can withstand months of unusual symptoms. Cancer in the young is also mostly asymptomatic. Unless there is an obvious lump or bump young adults ignore aches, pains, and never notice 'weight loss'. There is a tendency to look at a young adult who looks healthy and is active and functioning and to dismiss the signs of cancer.

We know only too well as my son was healthy, athletic, going to school, and working weekends two weeks before being diagnosed with stage IV cancer. There is no known cause for his disease (no genetics, no carcinogins, no environmental factors), though it predominately strikes boys and young adults. It is suspected that it may have something to do with testosterone or growth spurts that occur in boys and adolescents. But, no one knows for sure.