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Phlegm without cough

Hhedy

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

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Lesions from Histoplasmosis 40 years ago or Lung Cancer?

jeanette1952

I have a male friend 62 years old who recently had a low dose lung cancer screening as part of a physical exam. He was diagnosed with his...

4 answers | 4 comments

Neuroendrcine Lung tumors with high protein markers

Lori707

I have lung nodules and had part of my lung taken out after my biopsy. It was a low grade Neuroendrocin tumor. I have more nodules. I ha...

2 answers | 1 comment

What questions to ask at follow up lung cancer appointment ?

meganhoov

A friend has a diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer in the left lung and small cell cancer in the right lung. One round of chemo and r...

1 answer

Odd sensations in left lung, could it be lung cancer?

kd8ufz

Two months ago I had an episode where I was severely nauseous with pain in my chest. At the ER they ran a slew of tests and "determined...

2 answers | 2 comments

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...

3 answers

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!

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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...

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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...

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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...

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