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Re:Notes on My Chemotherapy by ekianjo on Saturday February 06, 2021 @12:47AM (#26044433)
> The lifetime risk of getting colon cancer is 4% for men. It's the third leading cause of cancer deaths.

The most important part of your sentence is "lifetime". Prostate is 11%, but most people don't get prostate cancer in their 30s.

Re:Notes on My Chemotherapy by greedo on Saturday February 06, 2021 @09:39AM (#26046767)
The important part of this entire thread is that if you have symptoms, don't let the bell curve affect whether you seek treatment/exams from medical professionals. Colorectal cancer is no longer a rare thing in people under 50, and many practitioners operate under the naive idea that it doesn't occur in younger people.