Shadow on my lung

Hi all searching web for answers, don't really want to talk to my family as they are all so worried already, my dr referred me for a chest X-ray due to persistent cough, shadow on lung was discovered, sent me back for another one still showing shadow, a week later I had a ct scan and am awaiting the results, anyone know what percentage of these shadows turn out to be cancer, I'm a very active 42 year old ex smoker, just very anxious and looking for similar experiences that turned out ok I suppose x

  • Hi Nellie123,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. Unfortunately I'm not able to advise on your question. The only thing I can suggest is to try to avoid looking for more information online at this stage as it can increase the worry. Some people say the best thing is to keep busy and distracted until you're able to find out more.

    Whatever happens, we're here on this forum if you'd like support or to talk things through.

    Wishing you all the best and I hope it's not too long to wait to find out more,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator