can kids get lung cancer?

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Yes they can. Almost anyone can get almost any type of cancer at almost anytime! This is however very very rare.
This is what the National Institute of Cancer has to say about Bronchial Tumours in children;

"Bronchial tumors are a heterogeneous group of primary endobronchial lesions, and though adenoma implies a benign process, all varieties of bronchial tumors on occasion display a malignant behavior. There are 3 histologic types. The most frequent type is a carcinoid tumor; this is followed by mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma. Carcinoid tumors account for 80% to 85% of all bronchial tumors in children.The presenting symptoms are usually because of an incomplete bronchial obstruction with a cough, recurrent pneumonitis, and hemoptysis. Because of difficulties in diagnosis, symptoms are frequently present for months and occasionally children with wheezing have been treated for asthma with delays in diagnosis as long as 4 to 5 years".

Any one can get any kind of cancer (except some cancers that are sex specific like testicular cancer and ovarian cancer) , though some are more prevalent in children than others, but it is not impossible for kids to get lung cancer.... after all, men can get breast cancer.

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