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can chest x ray detect lung cancer
A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Binford answered
38 years experience Thoracic Surgery
Chest X-ray: A chest x-ray can spot a lesion which maybe lung cancer. Additional test would be necessary to confirm cancer. An echo is an ultrasound of the heart. ... Read More
Dr. Peter Dahlberg answered
31 years experience General Surgery
Chest X-rays: Many but not all lung cancers can be detected on chest x-rays. Ct scans are much more sensitive tests. Only by accident will an echo detect a lung tum ... Read More
Dr. David Cooke answered
22 years experience Thoracic Surgery
Not easily: Cxr has been compared head to head with chest ct scan for screening in high risk patients for lung cancer. That study, national lung screening trial, ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sri Gorty answered
25 years experience Radiation Oncology
Yes and no: Chest x-rays are good tools for screening for lung cancers. If the nodule is large enough, it can be seen on a chest x-ray. However not all nodules a ... Read More
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Dr. Mazen Ghani answered
24 years experience Radiology
Maybe: It depends on the size and location of the lung cancer.
Small cancers (less than 1 cm) may be difficult to identify with chest radiographs.
Ct s ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killian answered
28 years experience General Practice
Chest Xray: No. It means there is no visible mass that could be lung cancer. Sometimes the xray is done too early in life when there is not a big mass yet to see ... Read More
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Dr. Mahmoud Shoib answered
13 years experience Internal Medicine
Not necessarily: Not necessarily, if the cancer is in early stages as small lump, it might not show up on a plain chest x-ray.
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Dr. William Nyman answered
38 years experience Radiology
Not necessarily: A clear chest xray is a good thing but, but it is not 100 percent accurate.
Small tumors in the mediastinum and more central chest sometimes cannot b ... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aaron Milstone answered
27 years experience Pulmonology
Poor sensitivity: Unfortunately chest xray has poor sensitivity for the diagnosis of lung cancer. Small cancers can "hide" behind structures on the xray and this affec ... Read More
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
Not CXR; CT: A recent study showed that screening ct scans can detect some lung cancers early enough that they can be successfully treated in some people. A plain ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Cooke answered
22 years experience Thoracic Surgery
No: A typical chest xray is not very specific. An abnormal chest xray should be followed up with a chest ct scan. A ct scan is very good to evaluate and ... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
Of course, but...: The answer is NO, if a person is healthy and has no special reason to be suspected of having lung cancer. Many things are possible in life. So, as lon ... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Liawaty Ho answered
23 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Ct scan, biopsy: Chest x-ray is less sensitive and less specific compared to ct scan of the chest to be used in screening for lung cancer. No blood test available to ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Wayne Ingram answered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Diminishing: It is still possible to acquire lung cancer, but with arresting the injurious process of active smoking it is less likely.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Thomas Heston answered
29 years experience Family Medicine
Maybe: The typical warning sign for lung cancer is coughing up blood, although this is not always present in people with lung cancer. The most important cons ... Read More
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