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5cm mass on lungs
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Jul 30, 2012 - 5:35 am
hey everyone , my mum is a 74 year old lady and has just found out that she has a 5cm mass on her right lobe of her lung, her gp told her that he is 99 per cent that it is cancer, he gave her a cat scan and bone density test and said he can only see the mass on her lung. |
Joined: Mar 2011
... until you have a diagnosis, which the "99% sure" isn't. They will undoubtedly want to do a biopsy, and until then, try to keep yourself from concluding that it's definitely cancer.
About the only other thing I could think to ask at this point is whether they plan to do a PET scan. They also might be able to get a look at it via a bronchoscopy, which would be another worthwhile thing to ask.
Best of luck to your mom.
Joined: Mar 2011
This is from the ACS website, there are sections for each phase of treatment. There is room to write down the answers or take along a tape recorder and record the answers.
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003285-pdf.pdf
Joined: Mar 2009