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Hot flashes due to lung cancer
A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Soren Singelanswered
Neurosurgery 31 years experience
Cannot tell: Likely muscular but impossible to say without exam and scan.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
31 years experience
Probably not: Most cases of lung cancer would not present with tenderness to touch (sounds like a muscle issue), and a normal chest ct is reassuring. I hope you fee... Read More
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Dr. Jon Spiersanswered
Thoracic Surgery 33 years experience
It could be.: A normal ct does not exclude the possibility. Check with your doctor. Hope this helps.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Zacharisenanswered
Allergy and Immunology 35 years experience
Good for asthma: Pulmicort (budesonide) is an inhaled steroid medication approved for treating and preventing asthma. It will not help or harm a person with lung can... Read More
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Dr. Craig Carteranswered
Thoracic Surgery 42 years experience
Possibly: Any respiratory treatments should be helpful, but the breathing problems may be due to the amount of lung affected, as well as prior lung function and... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Why lung cancer?: There are so many disorders that have fatigue as a symptom, why focus on small cell lung cancer? One's primary care doctor can follow along and look f... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Paul Veltanswered
Diagnostic Radiology 44 years experience
Drain the fluid: It is always hard to sit and wait. If the fluid is in response to a lesion, then the easiest thing to consider is a diagnostic tap. That may help.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mario Matos-Cruzanswered
Thoracic Surgery 41 years experience
See pic: Self explanatory. That yellowish mass is a squamous cell carcinoma of the right lung. This is an autopsy picture.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Lung Cancer: Lung cancer is not contagious. But, the reasons people get lung cancer (smoking, chemical exposure, and genetics) can lead to other family members al... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Masielloanswered
Hematology and Oncology 20 years experience
Not necessarily.: Smoking and lung cancer is not a sure think, it is a risk. A better statement would be, if one smokes, the risk of getting lung cancer increases.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
36 years experience
Not likely: The vast majority of lung cancer is caused by smoking - i.e. First hand cigarette smoke. Lung cancer is rare in people who have never smoked. If car e... Read More
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A 68-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ken Levinanswered
Radiology 46 years experience
May be: A question of the form can A show B is almost always answered maybe, because you cannot completely exclude the possibility that it may or may not demo... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Carlo Hatemanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 27 years experience
Not easy: It is difficult to catch it early. Some people might benefit from regular screening. Symptoms are more likely with advanced cases, they include cough,... Read More
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