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I know a61 year old man whose doctor found 2 nodules on his lung. is it a sure sign of cancer ?
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No: Here in kansas city, a majority of us have one or more nodules from histoplasmosis, a local fungus that most of us handle easily.
Answered 12/19/2018
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