Q: i smoked as a teen but quit at age 23, i am now 61 and i worry all the time about lung cancer.... is it a good idea to get screened? am i at a high risk?

: Lung cancer risk in smokers declines by 40% by 5 years they stop smoking. The risk never declines to that of non-smokers, but after nearly 40 years your risk is very low. Discuss with your doctor. This website can help you evaluate your statistical risk: https://www.oncolink.org/risk-and-prevention/smoking-tobacco-and-cancer/former-smokers-and-cancer-risk

Q: i'm 22 years old and have been smoking cigarettes for 10 years...i've been around it all my life tho...do i have a good chance to get lung cancer?

Absolutely: Primary smoker and second hand likely as well from your family. Stop now to get back to a lower risk strata!

Q: i was exposed to second hand smoke until i was about 18 from when i was born. now im scared that im gonna get cancer in my 30s or 40s or just in general. what is my risk or chances of getting lung cancer?

Risk: The longer you live/work/recreate in a smoke free environment, the less the chance of cancer. And the differences are dramatic. Please go over your entire medical history with you General Physician so that variation from your personal baseline can be evaluated. If you do't have a GP', find one, and have a base-line physical exam established, the go yearly for review.

Question 1

what kind of likelihood is there of a teenager getting lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Rare: Lung cancer from smoking would be very rare in a teenager.  There are many forms of lung cancer.  Cancer can be in the lung due to spread of cancer from some other body area.  If this is in relation to smoking, just don't.  It will be the best thing you ever do for yourself not to smoke or if you do, to stop!

Question 2

i am a worried teenager thinking that every dises will hit me. what can i do to calm down?  ( i used to smoke fear of lung cancer especially.

Accepted Answer

Many diseases: Most patients get affected by some diseases but we never see in real life medicine that one person getting affected by various or multiple disease states. It just does not happen. Now you have anxiety issues which i think can be controlled by non-pharmacological approach. Good luck and don't smoke.

Question 3

is it common among teenagers that smoke cigarettes to get lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

No.: It's not common for teenagers to get lung cancer, smoking or not. A small fraction of a percent of lung cancer patients are diagnosed before the age of 35, and the largest fraction is in the 55-85 age group. Lifelong smoking that begins early on in teenage years or earlier does increase the chance of developing lung cancer later on, however.

Question 4

is there a chance for a heavy smoker to get diagnosed with lung cancer at 30 years old ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Significant risk.
Needs full evaluation, since many lung issues, lesions, correlate with smoking, and family history , and exposures.

Question 5

i'm 16 i had my 1st cigarette 2 years ago. for around 6 months i smoked a lot. what are the chances of me having lung cancer? i get slight chest pains

Accepted Answer

Quit Now: Very few things you do in your whole life will benefit you more than quitting smoking. This includes cigarettes, cigars, joints snuff, chewing tobacco and vaping. You will enjoy better health and over time will be able to buy several new cars with the money you save. You haven't smoked long enough yet to seriously worry about lung cancer, but if you don't quit you'll be there soon enough.

Question 6

how much of a chance is it for me to get lung cancer if three people in my family got it?

Accepted Answer

Genetic: Counseling is indicating if any of you were less than 50, occured without a history of smoking in any of the members of your family, and with three, there is enough evidence unless all were heavy smokers and over age 60. Needless to say, while no one should smoke, certainly no one in your family should.

Question 7

im a social smoker since age 20. now im age 29 and just recently decide to quit smoking. any chance i will still get lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

If you quit: And do not relapse, and social smoking was < pack/day, you have risk that diminishes over years of not smoking.  You are making a wise choice, stick to it, get help if you are failing.

Question 8

i smoked as a teen but quit at age 23, i am now 61 and i worry all the time about lung cancer.... is it a good idea to get screened? am i at a high risk?

Accepted Answer

: Lung cancer risk in smokers declines by 40% by 5 years they stop smoking. The risk never declines to that of non-smokers, but after nearly 40 years your risk is very low. Discuss with your doctor. This website can help you evaluate your statistical risk:  https://www.oncolink.org/risk-and-prevention/smoking-tobacco-and-cancer/former-smokers-and-cancer-risk

Question 9

i'm 22 years old and have been smoking cigarettes for 10 years...i've been around it all my life tho...do i have a good chance to get lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely: Primary smoker and second hand likely as well from your family.
Stop now to get back to a lower risk strata!

Question 10

i was exposed to second hand smoke until i was about 18 from when i was born. now im scared that im gonna get cancer in my 30s or 40s or just in general. what is my risk or chances of getting lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Risk: The longer you live/work/recreate in a smoke free environment, the less the chance of cancer. And the differences are dramatic. Please go over your entire medical history with you General Physician so that variation from your personal baseline can be evaluated. If you do't have a GP', find one, and have a base-line physical exam established, the go yearly for review.

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Is there a chance for a heavy smoker to get diagnosed with lung cancer at 30 years old ?

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I'm 16 i had my 1st cigarette 2 years ago. for around 6 months i smoked a lot. what are the chances of me having lung cancer? i get slight chest pains

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How much of a chance is it for me to get lung cancer if three people in my family got it?

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Im a social smoker since age 20. now im age 29 and just recently decide to quit smoking. any chance i will still get lung cancer?

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I smoked as a teen but quit at age 23, i am now 61 and i worry all the time about lung cancer.... is it a good idea to get screened? am i at a high risk?

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I'm 22 years old and have been smoking cigarettes for 10 years...i've been around it all my life tho...do i have a good chance to get lung cancer?

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I was exposed to second hand smoke until i was about 18 from when i was born. now im scared that im gonna get cancer in my 30s or 40s or just in general. what is my risk or chances of getting lung cancer?

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