Lung nodule
A lung nodule is a symptom in which a person has a chest x-ray or CT scan that shows a small lump (nodule) in a lung. A lung nodule can be cancerous or non-cancerous. If cancerous, it can be a lung cancer or can be a metastatic cancer that spread from another part of the body.
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What is a lung nodule?
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Can benign lung nodules grow?
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What are the tests for lung nodule?
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Can you tell me about lung nodules?
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Lung nodules 7 mm are they a concern?
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Is a 1.4 lung nodule classed as small?
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What is a 7 mm noncalcified lung nodule?
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Lung nodule found, what is the next step?
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What could cause a lung nodule to thicken?
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Why would a lung nodule grow from 5mm to 9mm?
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Please tell me what does a lung nodule indicate?
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A 78-year old female asked:
Is an 8mm lung nodule followed up by another scan?
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A 49-year old asked:
What causes lung nodules? Can you share some sources?
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What to do if I have a 13 mm lung nodule, is that big?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Pls can u advice me what causes a benign lung nodule, thanks?
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A 32-year old asked:
What do you recommend if I have a 13 mm lung nodule, is that big?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Going for followup 2mrow.Worried abut mu lung nodule..Scared too, ..
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A 55-year old female asked:
Is this a good sign , round lung nodule 1.4 2.7 hasnt grown since feb?
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A 29-year old asked:
What is the recovery process like after having a benign lung nodule removed?
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A 55-year old female asked:
If someone smoked 30 years ago and now has a lung nodule should it be removed asap?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I asked a dr on here what the chances were of an 11mm lung nodule on a 43 year old smoker and he said "mgt" what does that mean?
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A 40-year old asked:
Ir lung nodules are not cancer, what exactly are they?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Calcified lung nodules?
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Can a lung nodule be caused by sinusitis?
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Can a teenage smoker get a cancerous lung nodule?
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Can benign lung nodules cause problems in the lung?
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What is an effective medicine for apical lung nodule?
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Do you believe that absestos can cause a lung nodule?
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What should I do for a lung nodule found on right lung?
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