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They found some lung nodules in dec just really scared i also have chest pain and shortness of breath sometimes im scared of lung cancer.

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You mention in: The profile, you have copd. Do you still smoke? The size of the nodules are important, as whether they have calcification. Ultimately, you may need a biopsy. That will determine cancer or not.

Dr Petruska agreed

Answered 2/12/2014

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