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Several 6mm nodules found in both upper lobes...

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jan 19 8:52pm | Replies (8)

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@denzie

Please know that 85-90% of nodules are benign. They have environmental causes or appear as a response to viruses and bacterial infections or conditions like asthma.

That said, I would call my doctor and ask to the scan to a 6 month schedule. Each of the nodules mentioned in the report is far too small to biopsy accurately and you would likely have a false negative. Having the CT will provide new information on growth or shape though and guide further decisions on wait time.

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To add to my lung NETs/DIPNECH story, most of my 50+ lung nodules were 1 cm or less when first seen. I refused an open biopsy. 12 years later the largest one was 2.6 cm so I agreed to the needle biopsy they could now do. That tumor was destroyed using non-surgical microwave ablation. I will likely have more ablations for any that reach 2 cm or behave differently from the others. After decades of issues nothing has spread outside my lungs.