New diagnosed with a slow growing lung Cancer in my upper right lobe.

Hi Petsin here I am 68 years  and counting  I had a CT scan done in December 2023 it showed a small nodule 6mm in my upper lobe of my right lung I had another scan done in November 2024 and the nodule had grown to 14mm I was told it was most likely a slow growing cancer . I was referred to a thoracic surgeon who said again that it was slow growing cancer ,they said they could do surgery to remove a part of the lobe .How can they be sure it' is cancer without doing a biopsy or other tests ?  I am a cancer survivor from prostate cancer which I had treatment for just over 3 years ago Radiotherapy and Hormone treatment. I was very lucky they had caught it early A month after getting the all clear I had to have an emergency operation for a Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Now I have the worry of possible lung cancer .

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  • Hi Pestin the clinicians who interpret the scans see thousands of them and can determine cancerous nodules with fairly good accuracy. From size shape and if there is change between scans. Lung biospsies can be unpleasant and have risks so not undertaken lightly. Wishing you all the best.

    Ed

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  • Hi Pestin the clinicians who interpret the scans see thousands of them and can determine cancerous nodules with fairly good accuracy. From size shape and if there is change between scans. Lung biospsies can be unpleasant and have risks so not undertaken lightly. Wishing you all the best.

    Ed

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