Nodule in Lung. Is it Cancer??

[miketd]

I posted this in another forum, but had no reply.

I was just in the ER for shortness of breath and a very small amount of blood in my sputum. The cat scan found a 6mm nodule "in the superior aspect of right lower lobe. No Lung infiltrate." The report doesn't say if it is calcified or noncalcified and has no mention of shape. Says to have a repeat scan in 6 months.

I had a lower abdominal cat scan done about two months ago for a non related problem. That report states that my "lung bases are clear". Would this nodule have shown up in that report if it was there? I'm a little concerned if this is a fast growing nodule. Everything else has looked fine.

I'm 38 and have not smoked in over 10 years.

Thank you