Mitch4186
15-04-14, 22:44
Hi all, I'm 28 years old and I've made a few posts before with regards to my recent struggle with HA brought on by the feeling of something "abnormal" under (not below) my right rib cage. When I inhale deeply I can feel something not right, like a couple nodules or something popping out for a brief second in between my ribs under my chest. Its not something that can be seen, only felt. Of course ever since I discovered this feeling a few months ago, I've been living in constant fear with the overwhelming thought that these are cancerous tumors and they are multiplying and its terminal (I know, sounds silly).
I thought I would post this question because I think people that are prone to having HA want statistics. I know for me, if I knew the odds of having cancer at my age were say 1 in 10000 (just throwing that out there), given normal bloodwork, good physical health (workout 4-5 days a week), no family history of cancer, that it would put my mind at ease and I'm sure alot of other's as well.
Does anyone out there have some rough statistics on the odds of having cancer under age 30? Under age 40? Is there a chart somewhere that shows statistics of having certain types of cancers divided into age category? Like age 20-30, 1 in 10000; 30-40, 1 in 5000, etc.
I think it could only help alot of us cancer anxiety sufferers and give us some perspective. If anyone has some statistics to share your feedback is appreciated. Thanks
I thought I would post this question because I think people that are prone to having HA want statistics. I know for me, if I knew the odds of having cancer at my age were say 1 in 10000 (just throwing that out there), given normal bloodwork, good physical health (workout 4-5 days a week), no family history of cancer, that it would put my mind at ease and I'm sure alot of other's as well.
Does anyone out there have some rough statistics on the odds of having cancer under age 30? Under age 40? Is there a chart somewhere that shows statistics of having certain types of cancers divided into age category? Like age 20-30, 1 in 10000; 30-40, 1 in 5000, etc.
I think it could only help alot of us cancer anxiety sufferers and give us some perspective. If anyone has some statistics to share your feedback is appreciated. Thanks