7MM nodule found. Need Advice
Hi,
Last year I had a low dose CT lung cancer screening for preventative measures and all was ok. Now it has been one year and yesterday I was told that I have a 7mm nodule on my lower left lobe and was advised to have a re-check in six months. If it is growing this fast shouldn't something be done sooner? My mom passed away from lung cancer two years ago. I quit smoking last year. I'm very afraid and not sure I want to wait it out for six months. Can anyone give me some suggestions on whether I should wait or press the issue to have something more done about this? I cannot see being scared to death for the next six months! I am 58 years old and had smoked for like 35 years. I really need some advice.
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I suggest a pet scans to see if you have any lymph nodes that are positive. Other then that so long as it's negative I would follow the advice. Brock calculator puts your odds of cancer at around 3%. So don't worry too much.
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7mm
Way too small to do a fine needle biopsy.
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