Hello
a friend of mine was just getting over bronchitis. She felt fine but her doctor kept hearing a 'sound' in her breathing with his stethoscope. He sent her for a chest x-ray, and it was clear. but he could still hear something abnormal with his stethoscope. So he sent her for a CT scan. The scan showed multiple small nodules in both longs, in clusters with areas of mucoid impaction. They told her that in the absence of prior examination for comparison, they advised follow up at one year with a low-dose CT. Isn't one year kind of far away? If it's a malignant tumour, aren't they losing a lot of time waiting and seeing? lung cancers are pretty aggressive, aren't they? my friend is a non-smoker, and a healthy 60 years old. Can you let me know if a one year wait and see timing is typical for someone with multiple small nodules in both lungs? If they recommend waiting one year, does that mean they think the likelihood for lung cancer is low?
Thanks in advance - I lost my father to lung cancer so i am very concerned about this.