Sunday, February 28, 2010

Do you need x-rays to determine weather or not you have lung cancer


Do you need x-rays to determine weather or not you have lung cancer?
I am doing a project on tobacco and i cant find info for x so i came up with x-ray. I was wondering if you need an x-ray to see if you have lung cancer or not?
Cancer - 3 Answers
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1 :
Yes, you need a chest x-ray and usually CT scan which is also x-ray imaging (computerized tomography) - - BUT - - you must also have a biopsy.
2 :
its a special kind of x-ray, where the doctor takes a look at ur cells, if there a lot of the, then theres cancer :(
3 :
yes when doing x-ray you can see your lung. x-rays can show you if you have water in your lungs , discolor or even a lump.



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