Question 1

might it be that a a 20 or 25- year old get lung cancer?

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Yes : Smoking, and some other carcinogens cause  your own cells to be irritated, transform, then become malignant , and then grow a mass and then can metastasize in the process of cancer.
Can happen at any age but more common with abuse and age!
young people can also have other malignancies, lymphomas, metastases that come to lung!

Question 2

43 year old woman lung cancer, how long do i have to live?

Accepted Answer

Treatment options: are getting better , sorry for the news .  You have to be strong look for all the options  fight it , depending on the stage , type of the tumors , you can be a winner . If you follow the recommendation of your oncologist , if needed take a second opinion . Good Luck

Question 3

docs, could a 14 year old have lung cancer?

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Yes: Lung cancer is much more common in adults, but children may also develop lung cancer. Some forms are associated with cancer involving other organs.

Question 4

is it possible for a 16-year-old to have lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

I have seen one case: In 35 years of practice focused on lung cancer, so it is very rare.  We call cancers from their source of origin because it helps us decide how to manage the problem and what the outlook is.  A "lung cancer" in an adolescent would be so outside the norm, we would not have those answers. One must be sure it is not lymphoma, germ cell tumor, or metastasis from another place.

Question 5

with regards to lung cancer, what do they mean by a 5 year survival rate?

Accepted Answer

Alive after 5 years: Refers to the percentage of a population of patients with lung cancer that are still living five years from the time the statement is made. Therefore this is an average. Some patients live longer and some less.

Question 6

what are the chances of a sixteen year old boy with lung cancer pulling through?

Accepted Answer

Hard to answer: It would be important to know exactly what kind of lung cancer he has since it would be extremely rare for a teenager to have the same types as seen in older, smoking adults. This would be a question best posed to his oncologist who knows the pathology.

Question 7

should i be concerned if my 83 year old granmother was just diagnosed with lung cancer.?

Accepted Answer

Yes: I'm sure you've had her to her physician he's the one who can give you the answers you ask based on his findings 7 how extensive the disease is/.

Question 8

what are changes of getting lung cancer if 7 pack year history and stopped 35 yr ago? female

Accepted Answer

Approximately: Your risk is almost as much as a non smoker women. Approximately 15 out of 1000 women with your profile will get lung cancer.

Question 9

my friend is getting weaker with lung cancer. do most lung cancer patients die before a year?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The prognosis will depend on the stage and  the type/ biology  of the lung cancer.  The type of treatments,  the response to the treatments as well as  patient's overall condition prior to the treatment started are also important factors. Depending to the above factors- patients with lung cancers can live from only a few /several months to several years or can be cured in the very early stage.

Question 10

how possible is it for a 33 year old smoker to get lung cancer after 17 years of smoking 12 a day?

Accepted Answer

Lung Cancer Risk: High. The closer you get to 20 pack years the higher the risk. Don't you think you have smoked enough cigarettes?  75, 000 cigarettes? Has that solved any of your problems? How much money does 75, 000 cigarettes represent?

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