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If one had xray 4 months ago was negative then xray today had one nodule - if doctor is requesting ct , is it certain they are looking for cancer?
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Not at all: At first they are looking to see if it is real. X-rays are two dimensional so sometime something on skin or overlying rib shows a" nodule". Other benign nodules are also possible. So don't think cancer until you get the results of the test
Answered 7/18/2014
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Not necessarily: There could be other causes including infectious to consider. I would await the CT Scan results and then conference with your provider.
Answered 7/21/2014
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