You should worry about lung nodules when they begin and have them checked out.
Not all lung nodules are cancerous but if you do have a lung nodule you should get some tests done to be sure it's not and if it is then it can be removed before it turns out to be cancerous.
Most lung nodules are benign, or non-cancerous. In fact, only 3 or 4 out of 100 lung nodules end up being cancerous, or less than five percent.
But, lung nodules should always be further evaluated for cancer, even if they're small.
About 40 percent of pulmonary nodules turn out to be cancerous.
Half of all patients treated for a cancerous pulmonary nodule live at least five years past the diagnosis.
But if the nodule is one centimeter across or smaller, survival after five years rises to 80 percent.
That's why early detection is critical.
A lung nodule is an abnormal growth in the lung which is rarely cancerous.
Lung nodules are rarely cancerous but a CT scan can help tell if a Lung Nodule is cancerous or about to become cancerous.
A CT scan tell if a lung nodule is cancerous or not.
Most lung nodules are non cancerous but a small percentage of the lung nodules can be cancerous and a CT scan is a good way to detect if the lung nodule is cancerous or not cancerous.
Hopefully the CT scan will show that the lung nodule is non cancerous.
When a lung nodule is cancerous the lung nodule will show up on the CT scan as round, white shadows on a chest X-ray or computerized tomography which is also known as a CT scan.
If the lung nodule is cancerous it can usually be treated and cured.
Lung nodules are small masses of tissue in the lung.