Lymphoma is one of the types of cancer common in young people, although many people do not know. This happens because, normally, the disease is associated with the elderly or children, which alienates people more young people in the search for care and prevention.
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Most common types of cancer in young people
Anyone who thinks that disease has age is wrong. This is because individuals between the ages of 15 and 39 can also develop cancer, most often tumors related to the nervous system or genitals. Below are the main types of cancer that affect people under 40:
- Cervical cancer;
- Breast cancer;
- Cancer of the testicles and ovaries;
- Thyroid cancer;
- Carcinomas, mainly in the digestive system;
- Lymphomas;
- Brain tumour.
According to doctor Annalisa Trama, the most common cancers in young people are carcinomas, a type of malignant tumor that forms in the skin. In addition to them, leukemia, lymphomas and sarcomas are also common, alongside tumors linked to the nervous system and genital organs, such as the cervix.
Awareness is essential for younger people
A concerted effort is needed to make the population aged 15 to 39 years aware of the possibility of cancer in this age group. In addition to society itself, health professionals should also get involved and contribute to raising awareness and promoting knowledge of this disease among young people.
Although it is prevalent in the elderly and children, cancer in youth is normal and little studied, which creates a limbo in the treatment and approach of the theme, such as impacts on self-esteem and on personal relationships and work.
In this way, the importance of prevention is reinforced, with the guidance that these people maintain regular visits in doctors' offices to carry out blood and imaging tests, with the objective of detecting any change.
In this line, science itself has sought to study more about ways to diagnose cancer early, as well as the development of a vaccine against this disease, still in the testing phase.
