Lung Cancer Community

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What are these findings?

trich999

1.7 cm solid nodule within the left lateral basilar segment of the left lower lobe with pleural extension, max SUV 1.97 at 60 minutes and...

Phlegm without cough

Hhedy

Does lung cancer cause excessive white phlegm with tiny bubbles without cough?

1 answer | 1 comment

Pain in my back...could it be my lungs?

Rena705

On the odd morning I wake up with a pain in my back in the area of my lungs. This pain makes it hard to breathe deeply and it even is te...

7 answers

Spiculated nodule in left lower lobe

sheker

I have pain related problems (could be Fibro or rheumatology) since 2007.I am also a Thyroid (hypo) since 2006.In last June I had severe ...

1 answer | 5 comments

Is a 1 cm x 1.2 cm leis ion cancer?

sunsetcity811

recent CT scan showed a 1 x 1.2 cm lesion with eccentric calcification in lung. They are doing a re-scan in 3 - 6 months. Could this be c...

2 answers | 1 comment

Lobectomy recovery time

DeanDoyle

I am wondering if anyone can give me a rough estimate, I know everyone is different, had surgery in early January, no chemo or radiation!

18 answers | 3 comments

what does Right Upper Lobe Nodule mean??

Xxxx94

Hi my names Sophie and im 14 yrs old today my dad came home with information that he recived about him being ill and stuff like that. ...

2 answers | 8 comments

Asbestos from demolition and but reasurance not hello g

Laz08

Hi allow. I had a house remodeling for the last few months (approximately 3). During that time period we demolished old dry wall from the...

3 answers | 1 comment

well define nodule right lung

chousi1989

Hi Good day! I am 29 yrs old female with 2 children and married, I smoked wayback 2009 for 1 yr only, Im not heavy smoker that time then...

1 answer

DH suspected Lung Cancer Metastasis appeares to be pinting toward Sarcoma instead

crackerjack4u2

My DH has stage 1 Lung cancer that was unable to be removed d/t too much scar tissue, 5 radiation treatments done and the tumor had shrun...

2 answers

Possible Lung Cancer

stublee

In December, I started having terrible neck (like my head was too heavy for my body) and shoulder pain, along with headaches. Went to my ...

3 answers | 1 comment

Is this what I think it is, and why did the doctors wait a year?

kenneltech2

Last year, they took a CAT scan of my chest, and they found a "nodule" in my lung. They said that with nodules, they just "watch" them f...

2 answers | 6 comments

Pain in the lower left side at the back

Katieb111

Hi had a cough following a cold for about 6 weeks , I’ve also got this pain in my lower back left side just below my rib cage so I would ...

1 answer

Can anything metastasize other than cancer? Like fybroid cysts or nodules?

susanmason1087

My dad passed of small cell carcinoma 2 years ago..2 weeks ago my brother had a chest xray that revealed a mass..so on Tuesday his Dr set...

Can anything besides cancer mesitise?

susanmason1087

My father died of small cell carcinoma 2 years ago..my brother had an xray 2 weeks ago that showed "something".. his Dr ordered a catscan...

1 answer

Can lung nodules cause right side pain?

Raider5785

I have had right side pain for ~5 years and lately has been escalating. I have visited several specialists and I had a recent CT scan th...

2 answers | 1 comment

What are some common symptoms?

purple1234567

What are the most common symptoms someone with lung cancer experiences? What warning flags caused you to get things checked out?

6 answers

What else could it be if not lung cancer?

Kely5

My dad has been having pains in the right side of his chest and back. He went for an Xray, when that found nothing he went for a CT scan...

10 answers

lung tumor causing back pain.

stereopath

I've been experiencing upper back pain for over 6 years now. I feel a rubbing or click sound over my right lung in my back when arching ...

Can inhaling burnt fumes from black and mild tips be dangerous

K22_1

For about six months if bein smoking black and mild at work and when it gets really small sometimes the tip would burn and I would get ab...

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