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Age has no bearing on when you can first get a tumor. While theoretically a newborn can have cancer, generally, it is people who are later in life. This is because a person that has been alive longer will have been subjected to more things which can cause cancer.

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You can get a brain tumor (intracranial neoplasm) at any age.

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