You can take important steps at every age to minimize the chances of developing many types of cancer.  By protecting your skin from sunburn in your teens, you can minimize your chance of skin cancer.  By making sure you receive age-appropriate health screenings such as colorectal cancer screenings, you have your best chance of detecting colorectal cancer in its early, most treatable stages.  You should take responsibility to learn more about what you can do to prevent cancer at any age.