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Is it true that it's rare to get lung cancer at an early age?

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Dr. Loki Skylizard answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

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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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Yes: But rare other than some lymphomas, childhood cancer metastasis from sarcomas etc.

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Answered 2/9/2014

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What are the possibilities for a 20 year old to get lung cancer ? I mean is it possible at such a young age ?

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I started smoking at an age of 17 nd I gave up smoking two months ago at an age of 18 so I have smoked 2 cigaretes per day for 1yr.I have minor chest pain on left side that comes and goes so is it serious nd is there risk for me to get lungs cancer?

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My dad was diagnosed and died at age 80 with metastatic liver/lung cancer. Will I get it too?

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