Hi. Im Linda. I myself am a 7 year breast cancer, and have belonged to an online bc support group, and know how valuable it is!
I have a question re my father. Knowing how I am the Queen of Googling symptoms and news regarding breast cancer, Im not sure where to go for lung cancer info.
I know the standard answer is wait til the tests come back, lol, but having cancer makes you a bit, well...you know!
My Dad is 73, been a heavy smoker for >50 years. He has been losing weight for a year. Had a colonoscopy, all clear. He also has been having pain in his shoulder, down his arm. Doc said arthritis showed up on the XRay? (I of course feel a bone scan should be performed)
They saw a >1 cm nodule via XRay, and had a ct scan this morning. It is located in the lower quadrant.
Of course, I have been to all sorts of sites, and in my "professional google queen" opinion, feel it is most def. lung cancer.
I guess my question is, does anyone know the percentage rate of malignancy of nodules?
I know there is no exact way to tell w/o a biopsy, but Im just trying to get my head around this now, although I think I already know the answer.
Thank you.
Linda