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Is It Lung Cancer or Something Else?

Lung, Esophageal, and Other Chest Diseases
Oct 27, 2017
STS member Dr. Luis Herrera, medical director of the Rod Taylor Thoracic Care Center at UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health, explains that there are three ways to learn if you have lung cancer.
- You have symptoms and see your doctor, who then finds a suspicious mass on a CT scan or X-ray.
- You undergo a chest X-ray for an unrelated reason, which indicates a spot in your lung.
- Because you were a heavy smoker, you participate in lung cancer screening.
But abnormalities on the lungs don’t always indicate cancer. Read the full story in US News & World Report.