lchelpunkb Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 My mother was diagnosed today with probable (99%) lung cancer. The reason it's not 100% is that she refuses all further diagnostics and treatment. Please don't tell me to convince her to get them, because she won't (not even a simple needle biopsy). The doctor said she has a nodule on her lung that has grown in size 50% since last month. The question I failed to ask the doctor is: Is there ANYTHING ELSE (fast growing) that could show up on the xray other than cancer (and therefore be removed with little or no chance of recurring?). If so, I MAY be able to convince her to have the biopsy (but probably not). Thanks in advance for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I dont have much of an answer except to say that based on my mom's chest xray and ct scan at time of diagnosis, before any biopsy, a pulmonologist said it was 99% lung cancer; 1% valley fever (valley fevere being so unlikely due to where we live). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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