If you had lung cancer, How long would it take for you to realize you had it?
Also what symptoms at of all, would you feel the strongest in the earliest stage of the cancer?
Cancer - 2 Answers
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My wife's grandfather had lung cancer. It took only two weeks to hospitalise him and kill him. I think he was fortunate because some people have a very slow and agonising death from lung cancer
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Lung cancer unfortunately takes a long time to present which is why it has such poor prognosis. A hackiong cough that does not shift and blood in the sputum are the main signs but these are also the signs of many other benign illnesses so it is often misdiagnosed.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Is it possible for lung cancer to me misdiagnosed as pneumonia
Is it possible for lung cancer to me misdiagnosed as pneumonia?
I've been diagnosed with pneumonia, but my mother is insisting that I seek more medical treatment to make sure I don't have lung cancer. Wouldn't lung cancer have shown in the CT scan they did to diagnose my pneumonia???
Cancer - 10 Answers
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It would absoultly show in a CT scan
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No... when they x-ray your chest they wont see fluid in your lungs but masses of cancer instead.
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I am positive a doctor would know the difference. Set your mind at ease and ask for a blood test or whatever is needed to confirm it. Your mum sounds quite negetive!
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You should listen to your mom to be on the safe side. My daughter had the same thing happen to her, and a second diagnosis did come back as lung cancer. She had a PET scan to get an accurate diagnosis. If you have come down with pneumonia without having a cold or flu, you need to get a second opinion. Also if the pneumonia will not respond to normal antibiotic treatment or goes away and returns, that is another sign.
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Lung cancer is different than pneumonia, for pneumonia your chests are diagnosed and for lung cancer it is your lungs. If you are diagnosed with pneumonia don't worry it is totally diff, but go to a better Dr. just in case.
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One of my best friends just lost her husband because of a similar situation. He had been sick for over a year. Trips back and forth to the doctor. Said he had bronchitis and pneumonia. Unfortunately when they discovered that it was cancer, he was already in stage 4. I would seek a second opinion. What's the worst it would do?
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it is possible. if your symptoms do not get better or worsen then you should get a second opinion. lung cancer is diagnosed by biopsy of the tissue to see if it has malignant cells. on ct or x-ray a mass may seem suspicous but the final diagnosis is made by biopsy.
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it would show up on a ct scan if you are concerned get a second opinion
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My sister had three chest xrays that showed nothing. The CT showed a 5mm tumor. You can be misdiagnosed for anything. However, the xray should show fluid so your doc is probably right.
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your mom isn't an md obviously. they have gone above and beyond with the scan...listen to the docs get well soon
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I've been diagnosed with pneumonia, but my mother is insisting that I seek more medical treatment to make sure I don't have lung cancer. Wouldn't lung cancer have shown in the CT scan they did to diagnose my pneumonia???
Cancer - 10 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
It would absoultly show in a CT scan
2 :
No... when they x-ray your chest they wont see fluid in your lungs but masses of cancer instead.
3 :
I am positive a doctor would know the difference. Set your mind at ease and ask for a blood test or whatever is needed to confirm it. Your mum sounds quite negetive!
4 :
You should listen to your mom to be on the safe side. My daughter had the same thing happen to her, and a second diagnosis did come back as lung cancer. She had a PET scan to get an accurate diagnosis. If you have come down with pneumonia without having a cold or flu, you need to get a second opinion. Also if the pneumonia will not respond to normal antibiotic treatment or goes away and returns, that is another sign.
5 :
Lung cancer is different than pneumonia, for pneumonia your chests are diagnosed and for lung cancer it is your lungs. If you are diagnosed with pneumonia don't worry it is totally diff, but go to a better Dr. just in case.
6 :
One of my best friends just lost her husband because of a similar situation. He had been sick for over a year. Trips back and forth to the doctor. Said he had bronchitis and pneumonia. Unfortunately when they discovered that it was cancer, he was already in stage 4. I would seek a second opinion. What's the worst it would do?
7 :
it is possible. if your symptoms do not get better or worsen then you should get a second opinion. lung cancer is diagnosed by biopsy of the tissue to see if it has malignant cells. on ct or x-ray a mass may seem suspicous but the final diagnosis is made by biopsy.
8 :
it would show up on a ct scan if you are concerned get a second opinion
9 :
My sister had three chest xrays that showed nothing. The CT showed a 5mm tumor. You can be misdiagnosed for anything. However, the xray should show fluid so your doc is probably right.
10 :
your mom isn't an md obviously. they have gone above and beyond with the scan...listen to the docs get well soon
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Monday, February 20, 2012
A family member of mine has lung cancer of both lungs, is there some type of body detoxer that gets the lungs
A family member of mine has lung cancer of both lungs, is there some type of body detoxer that gets the lungs?
You know how people get body detoxers that cleans out their body of toxins.Well I'm looking for something to help her get rid of ALL the toxins as well as in the lungs, such as the cancer ,and it's getting to me to see her suffer like that,it really does.Anyone that can help please?
Other - Health - 3 Answers
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"Detox" remedies never really work, and if they cured cancer, the doctor would have administered it already. Sorry you're going through this. There is no cure for cancer, and lung cancer is extremely hard to treat. Just be there for her.
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www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com www.familybible.org Maybe flaxseed oil just check out shirley's
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hi you can found information about your problem in this blog http://drugtreatmentforcancer.blogspot.com/
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You know how people get body detoxers that cleans out their body of toxins.Well I'm looking for something to help her get rid of ALL the toxins as well as in the lungs, such as the cancer ,and it's getting to me to see her suffer like that,it really does.Anyone that can help please?
Other - Health - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
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"Detox" remedies never really work, and if they cured cancer, the doctor would have administered it already. Sorry you're going through this. There is no cure for cancer, and lung cancer is extremely hard to treat. Just be there for her.
2 :
www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com www.familybible.org Maybe flaxseed oil just check out shirley's
3 :
hi you can found information about your problem in this blog http://drugtreatmentforcancer.blogspot.com/
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