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Is it lung Cancer?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 23 8:35pm | Replies (33)
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@burdyblue

Oh, thank you very much for the encouragement. Great idea to work on a list of questions for the appointment. My spouse is able to go with me for support, yes.

What do you mean, please when you say anything over 1 cm is up for discussion to be biopsied? They might not biopsy something?

Thank you.
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Lisa, Volunteer Mentor | @lls8000 | Jul 12 10:32am

@burdyblue, the size of the nodule can come into play when a pulmonologist is determining the next steps. Sometimes they want to wait and see if it grows. In that case they may suggest waiting ~3 months and doing another CT scan. Personally, I have had a .8cm nodule biopsied by robotic bronchoscopy, but I was already a lung cancer patient, so they were 90% sure that we were dealing with cancer recurrence. It turned out to be fungal, not cancer.
Your primary nodule is over that questionable point.

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