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Time period of cancer development
How long to lung cancers take to develop?
I did ct and found a 3 cm mass on my lung but 1 year ago, there was no mass on my lungs, just scattered ground glass which I was told was fibrosis..
So did I develop cancer in 1 year? Or was the cancer present even before the fibrosis?
Please do tell 🙏
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Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Cancer can be diagnosed by Biopsy. Pl consult pulmonologist with detailed history and reports and treatment taken for better evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Vivek Gautam
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Begusarai
share your ct films..you need a ct guided biopsy
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