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If a person has stage 4 lung cancer would it be able to be seen on a chest x-ray. also can you have stage 4 and have no symptoms for over a year?

Q: if a person has stage 4 lung cancer would it be able to be seen on a chest x-ray. also can you have stage 4 and have no symptoms for over a year?

: Only a lung mass or tumor/ sometimes lymph node enlargement will be seen in a chest x-ray. Staging is different and may include other imaging tests. Yes, some cancers may have no to limited symptoms for months to years even in advanced stages.

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

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Only a lung mass or tumor/ sometimes lymph node enlargement will be seen in a chest x-ray. Staging is different and may include other imaging tests. Yes, some cancers may have no to limited symptoms for months to years even in advanced stages.

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Answered 8/24/2021

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A member asked:

If a person has stage 4 lung cancer would it be able to be seen on a chest x-ray. also can you have stage 4 and have no symptoms for over a year?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Dr Ferranti agreed

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