• Question: If you had cancer at what age would it be easier to fight it?

    Asked by Purplepenguin to Carolyn, Peter, Richard, Sara on 19 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Sara Falcone

      Sara Falcone answered on 19 Nov 2015:


      Hello again Purplepenguin 😀

      In my opinion if you are an adult (young-middle age) you are less frail and susceptible to secondary infections and cope better with the side effects of the treatments or it is more likely that you could be elegible for surgery.
      Regardless, there is never a good age to get cancer.

    • Photo: Richard Unwin

      Richard Unwin answered on 20 Nov 2015:


      Hi purple,

      The younger the better (as long as you’re not a baby!). Our bodies capacity for growth and repair gets less as we get older. Treatments for cancer can be very harsh. Younger children will heal quicker from the effects of surgery and treatments than adults, so while I’d never wish it on anyone, I’d say that you fight things better when you’re younger.

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