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Is it true that it's rare to get lung cancer at an early age?
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Yes: "...The average age at which lung cancer is diagnosed is 71, with less than 3% of lung cancers diagnosed under the age of 45. That said, lung cancer does occur in young adults and even children..." http://goo.Gl/k6aex and http://goo.Gl/5mixx.
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Yes: But rare other than some lymphomas, childhood cancer metastasis from sarcomas etc.
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