Is Lung Cancer in Young Adults Hereditary?

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While the average age of lung cancer diagnosis is approximately 70 years old, we are now seeing young adults in their 20s and 30s getting lung cancer.</p><p>We currently suspect lung cancer in young adults may be caused by environmental factors (such as air pollution or chemical exposure), their genetic make-up, or some combination of these factors.</p><p><strong>We cannot say for certain if lung cancer is hereditary</strong>, but researchers are working to understand the causes of lung cancer in these young adults and determine if genetics plays a role.</p><p>In the video below, LUNGevity and Lung Cancer Initiative spoke with Gwen Orilio (patient advocate) and Dr. Jaclyn LoPiccolo (thoracic oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) to discuss what鈥檚 known about the link between genetics and lung cancer, and why understanding these connections is important.</p><p>This video includes information for getting involved in a <a href="https://younglungstudy.org/">clinical trial that is studying the genetics and biology of lung cancer in people ages 45 years or younger.</a></p><p><em>You can learn more about Dr. LoPiccolo's </em><a href="https://www.lungevity.org/blogs/leveraging-genetics-to-understand-why-younger-adults-are-developing-lung-cancer"><em>research project here</em></a><em>.</em></p></div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodearticlefield-video"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-video field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="width560"><video controls="" poster="https://www.lungevity.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/Hereditary_Blog_29Apr24_1200x630.png" width="100%"><source src="https://lungevity.canto.com/direct/v/staff/video/563vfjp3k511b81pdu2383ao3v/AdEx-kwTdu3oAXATNEH7niucBvs/play" type="video/mp4"></video></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="add-to-any-container"> <span><strong>SHARE</strong></span>  <div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style"> <a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a> <a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a> <a class="a2a_button_email"></a> </div> <script async src="https://static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js"></script>  </div> <footer aria-label="Site footer" class="footer" id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="page-max-width container-fluid py-4"> </div> <div class="bg-primary- page-bottom"> <div class="page-max-width container-fluid py-3"> </div> </div> </footer>  <div class="modal fade" id="modal-link-popup" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg"> <div class="modal-content rounded-0"> <div class="modal-header border-0 rounded-0"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"> <span aria-hidden="true"><i class="bi bi-x"></i></span> </button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <iframe frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="" class="modal-link-iframe"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <script type='text/javascript'> (function(){var g=function(e,h,f,g){ this.get=function(a){for(var a=a+"=",c=document.cookie.split(";"),b=0,e=c.length;b<e;b++){for(var d=c[b];" "==d.charAt(0);)d=d.substring(1,d.length);if(0==d.indexOf(a))return d.substring(a.length,d.length)}return null}; 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