8 mm lung nodule possible malignancy: What should I do?

Posted by js @jstarkman, Jan 18, 2024

I had a CT scan and they found a nodule which has grown to 8 mm from 6 mm 12 months ago. The report says "slowly growing malignancy cannot be excluded". My doctor (GP) recommends another CT in 3 months but I am concerned that this approach is not aggressive enough. It has clearly changed from 6 mm to 8 mm.
What do I do?
Should I be seeing an oncologist now?
Should something more aggressive me done?

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caregiverwife | @caregiverwife | 4 days ago

I've read that any nodules 8mm should be looked at in an aggressive manner. But, for comparison, yours is slow growing compared to my husband's 6mm grew to 8mm in 3 months. Plus he has 7 nodules 6mm or larger and all have grown just in 90 days. Hope this helps.