Possible 2 different cancers in lungs?

Posted by guyjeff123 @guyjeff123, May 2 8:29am

On 5/1/25 I had an ION CT Scan and then a Pet Scan of my lungs. On the CT Scan it showed a 6mm node that was a 5mm node 1 month ago and it also showed the 1 cm node that was new 1 month ago and unchanged now. The PET Scan showed two and possibly 3 areas that lit up. The first area was the 1cm node in my right upper lobe and the 2nd was a new 5mm node in my left upper lobe. There was one other area that my doctor showed me that looked like a cloud and in the center there was something that lit up dimly. My question is about something my Pulmonologist said. he said " We are going to do a robotic CT guided biopsy of the node in my right lobe and the one in my left lobe. He said he hoped they were the same cancer and they caught it early. The best case scenario is that both nodes are the same type of cancer, but they developed separately in each lobe and if they are different cancers, that would be Bad." I asked him to elaborate on "Bad," but he didn't. Is it common to have two different types of cancers in your lungs? Also, what makes that a worse case scenario? Thank you for any responses to my query.

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@pattythompson

Hi.. I've had a Bronchoscopy and today I got results..no cancer found..it is 14mm and I have decided to wait and have a second CT scan in October to see if it is growing. Thank You everyone for the love and support. .I will ✔️ in after my appointment in October..until then..keep keeping on❤️

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Patty, so happy to hear of yout results and hope your Oct test results are a good outcome too. Keep us posted ...Glor

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@pattythompson

Hi.. I've had a Bronchoscopy and today I got results..no cancer found..it is 14mm and I have decided to wait and have a second CT scan in October to see if it is growing. Thank You everyone for the love and support. .I will ✔️ in after my appointment in October..until then..keep keeping on❤️

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@pattythompson, that's great news! Proof that these nodules can be mysterious. It's still good to keep an eye on them. We're happy to have you here, stay in touch.

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