Comments on: Is A 26 Year Old Female Is Too Young To Have Colorectal Cancer And To Had A Partial Coloectomy Done?

By: Reality bites

Reality bites — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:08:40 +0000

OMG! Look at the lifestyle of the twnty six year old. An unhealthy lifestyle for 26 years can cause this, just like we hear of 20 year olds having heart attacks….ignorance of health affects everyone; no matter what their age.
healthy, aware lifestyles encourage healthy aware bodies.

By: tsopolly

tsopolly — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:54:10 +0000

The automatic response is — yes! It’s too young! However, that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Unfortunately, the questions you ask can only be answered by the woman’s doctor, and the guidance the doctor provides should be followed. However, advances in medicine are always being made, and techniques get better and better. Wearing a colostomy bag is definitely not a fashion statement, but it does not limit someones activity or ability to lead a normal, happy life.

By: vixxy

vixxy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:30:34 +0000

You have several individual questions:
1. 26 is generally too young to worry about colorectal cancer, however some rare congenital condition can make it a possibility
2. Treatment would be designed around location and severity of the cancer. If surgery is indicated, a colectomy would involve a colostomy (bag at the skin) which may be temporary and reversible.
3. Normal bowel function would depend on extent of surgery, but is possible after reversal of colectomy.