Friday, January 1, 2010

is it possible for never smoker/never exposed to carcinogens to develop lung cancer at young age

is it possible for never smoker/never exposed to carcinogens to develop lung cancer at young age?
is it possible for a never smoker , never exposed to second hand smoke to get lung cancer at YOUNG AGE UNDER 40,any one you heard of
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1 :
Yes it is possible. I had a case of a 32 year old female who had stage 4 lung cancer and had never smoked and no history of second hand smoke. However, it is rare for someone under 40 to have lung cancer smoker or not.
2 :
Yes, it is possible though not common to have lung cancer under the age of 40 and have never smoked. In fact a primary lung cancer under the age of 40 usually would have nothing to do with smoking. If you visit the Lung cancer Alliance site you will find patients from 20 to 40 years old sharing their stories. Too, it is possible for teens and young adults to develop a primary lung cancer, though again, rare. What is more likely or common is for children, teens, and young adults to develop metatastic lung cancer (disease that has traveled from elsewhere and is now growing in the lung). Always keep in mind with cancer that there is a primary cell (lung, breast, kidney, bone, etc0 that becomes cancerous . . and than once that cancerour tumor reaches a certain size or age than it metastasizes and 'seeds' thousands of new malignant cells into the blood stream or lymphatic system. The lungs are among the most common organs where metastatic cancer will show up. Lung cancer in childhood http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2586365 Primary and Metastatic lung tumors in the pediatric population http://www.blnz.com/news/2008/07/15/Primary_Metastatic_Lung_Tumors_Pediatric_1913.html
3 :
Yes it is unfortunately.
4 :
Sadly yes. I nursed a lady aged just 43 that had a very aggressive lung cancer.

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