Like most cancer types, the chance of developinglung cancerincreases with age.
Over 50% of these cancers occur in people aged 55 to 74.
Lung Cancer Incidence by Age
Lung cancer can affect you at any age.
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Lung and bronchus cancer incidence by age, 2021.
Lung Cancer Survival Rates by Age
Studies have found that age at diagnosis impacts survival rates.
This is even true for people with early-stage lung cancer.
Roughly 10% to 20% of people who develop lung cancer have never smoked.
It’s important to be aware of both the symptoms and the signs of lung cancer.
Symptoms are feelings or sensations a person may notice themselves.
Signs, or those findings, may be seen or pointed out by others.
In young adults, the proportion of never-smokers is higher.
Lung cancer in young adults also differs in that it is more common in women than in men.
With less typical symptoms, that increased to 117 days.
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