Can you get lung cancer at age 17?
Although lung cancer is rare in people younger that 40 years old, anyone can get lung cancer. Usually younger people who get lung cancer had genetic predispositions. The most common type of lung cancers in the young are adenocarcinomas. Prognosis of lung cancer is generally not good. For your friend's sake, I hope he was kidding. If he was not joking, I wish him the best.
Is lung cancer genetic?
To date only one inherited genetic marker for lung cancer has been identified. That the T790 mutation in EGFR. It occurs in about 1% of the population and only about 1% of those will develop an active lung cancer.
What questions should I ask a doctor in case of lung cancer?
Questions to Ask About Your Lung CancerExactly what kind of lung cancer do I have?Where is the cancer located and how far has it spread? What stage is my cancer?What are my chances for recovery?Can you remove my lung cancer with surgery?How will the surgery affect my breathing or quality of life?Will I need chemotherapy or radiation?What are the goals for these lung cancer treatments, and what is my prognosis?What are my treatment choices, and what do they mean for me long-term?What side effects do my treatments cause? Is there a way to make them less of a problem?Would any clinical trials be a good idea for me?
Can cancer be genetic?
In a sense, all cancer is genetic. It’s a breakdown in regulation of cell growth and differentiation, which occurs at the genetic level. Different genes are involved in different cancers, largely because of the way the body activates and deactivates genes as part of cell differentiation.Additionally, there are heritable versions of genes that can predispose a person to developing certain types of cancer. For example, the BRCA1 gene get its name from being breast-cancer associated gene number 1. Certain variations of the gene will dramatically increase the likelihood that the person with the gene will develop breast cancer during their lifetime.
Chances of a 13 year old getting lung cancer.?
Depends on if you are talking about a primary or secondary cancer. If you mean a primary lung cancer . . it can happen . . but is unusual . . but keep in mind that childhood and adolescent cancer is considered 'rare' by medical and social standards . . so people think they can ignore it. So, it would be unusual for a primary lung cancer in this age group . . but not so unusual for a secondary lung cancer . . which means the original site of the cancer has metastasized and sent cancer cells to the lungs . . this is common for metastatic cancer in adults and in children . . the lungs is one of the first places a secondary cancer spreads. NCI: Childhood Cancer - Bronchial Tumors, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/t... What is Metastasis http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/under...
Can you get lung cancer at 25?
You can get lung cancer at any age there are more and more teen age kids getting it. Becuse they are picking up smokeing at earlyer ages.
Is lung cancer contagious?
This question helps expose part of the problem with how cancer is understood.Cancers form from our own cells. They are often simply a natural byproduct of the aging process. Lung cancer, while often caused by smoking or radon gas or another external factor, is no different. Cancer is formed of the patient's own tissue with defective DNA. It is not a virus, fungus or bacteria. With the very remote possibility of some rare blood cancers, there is no biological way to spread cancer from a patient to another person.
What percentage of cancer is genetic?
Cancers are, by definition, genetic diseases and thus 100% genetic.You may be asking what degree does heredity affect cancer risk, and it’d be more meaningful to think of that as increased risk a multiplier, not a percentage.Different cancers have different (and typically multiple) alleles associated with different degrees of risk. For example, there are dozens polymorphisms in BRCA1 that can raise the lifetime risk of breast cancer anywhere from 2–8 fold.
Can A 20 Year Old Get Lung Cancer?
i have this friend and he says that he has lung cancer and i am so scared for him. But he is only 20 years old and i thought it was impossible for somebody that young to get it. is it?!?! please help me out
How is mesothelioma cancer different from lung cancer?
It differentiates itself from Lung cancer of all levels.Cause is almost different: exposure to Asbestos while Lung cancer comes almost from smoking and genetic mutations or chronic inflammations.Area of invasion in mesothelioma is the pleura as a common site. Lung cancer can invade any site of the lung including the pleura and chest wall.The treatment in mesothelioma is different from lung cancer with some different modalities between radiation and chemotherapy. Some cases stays stable and needs no urgent chemotherapy.At last, Mesothelioma requires to tell your ex-work about your disease and you should ask for compensation and therapy costs.