I had my diagnosis at 42 and just turned 50 a few weeks ago. You are never too young to have anything. Pay attention to your family history of illness (grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, siblings etc.) Many diseases can be hereditary. When that is so, there is a greater chance of someone getting something. I now have to get a colonoscopy every year. Ohhh! boy!!! what fun........but its what helps to keep me alive since if I ignore it, I could get cancer again and it could progress to a later stage when it is not curable. Live each day to the fullest.