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Default is it lung cancer? i'm only 28? - 12-23-2009, 11:04 PM

trying to stay positive. 28 year old male, I smoke, but maybe literally about one cigarette every week. so about 50-100 cigarettes a year, this # is probably lower actually on average over all the time I've ever smoked at all. anyways,i have had increasingly dull aching back pain for 3-4 months and I had a routine physical for work that suggested I see a lung specialist because of something on my chest x-ray. I didn't go because I didn't think it was important but after 1-2 months the left back area near where they said something was there just hurt more and more, so i finally went. had x-ray and CT scan, doctor says it a 2cm lung lesion. just had biopsy, awaiting results. my question is what other forms of lung lesions form on the outer edges of the lungs. mine is near the top apex of the left lung. 2cm. it hurts alto. what could be other non horrible i have cancer issues here. what is the percentages here? any experts out there. I'm sure I'll know soon enough from the biopsy but just trying to think ahead here. I'm 28 with good genetics and generally good health. I live in a pretty polluted city (Ho Chi Ming city) but only for last 2 years. i know it can happen to a young person like myself but i smoke such a little amount i would classify myself as a non smoker. please help, any insights, stories would be MORE THAN APPRECIATED.
let me add it is NOT TB for I am American born in USA and vaccinated against TB.
oh, and I don't smoke one a day, it's once a week. if that. more like I'll go 5 months and not smoke and then smoke like 7 in a week, so on average I'm guessing maybe one every 1-2 weeks. this will never go up, i am not a smoker and never plan to be. it is very random, like out drinking and playing cards smoking a few cigarettes, but never besides those very rare occurences.
   
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Default 12-24-2009, 11:04 PM

Given your age and where you live, i would be more likely to suspect tuberculosis, but your Dr's will be able to say for sure what it is once your test results are back.
   
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Default 12-26-2009, 11:04 PM

First, relax! At 28 years of age, it is not likely to be lung cancer, though I can understand why you are seeking reassurance pending your biopsy results.

The first source I've provided lists the main symptoms of Lung Cancer.


From the second source:

A lung lesion is abnormal tissue found on or in a person?s lung. It can be the result of an infection or illness, which may clear up without causing the patient long-term problems. For example, some lung lesions develop because of tuberculosis or pneumonia infections. Others may be non-cancerous cysts or scar tissue. Unfortunately, however, the discovery of a lung lesion can also mean the patient has cancer.

Sometimes doctors discover a lung lesion because a patient has Mycoplasma pneumonia that has persisted after initial treatment. To determine why antibiotics have failed to clear up pneumonia and make sure the patient dozen?t have a more serious condition, a doctor may perform a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan and discover a lung lesion that has formed in relation to the infection. This condition usually resolves itself on its own, though antibiotics may help some patients to recover faster. Lesions that form in relation to this type of pneumonia are unlikely to be cancerous.

In some cases, lung lesions are actually cysts filled with air, fluid, or tissue. Usually, those that form in a person?s lung are filled with air, however. There are many conditions in which lung cysts develop, but in most cases, they are not cancerous. Still, it is possible for cysts to develop cancerous cells.

Sometimes those with pulmonary tuberculosis, a contagious infection caused by bacteria, develop lung lesions as well. Usually, the tuberculosis infection is focused in the patient?s lungs, but it can also move on to include other organs. Lung lesions may be present both in patients with active cases of tuberculosis and in those who have inactive cases. They are typically discovered when a doctor performs x-rays in an attempt to diagnose a patient.

The third source links Lung Lesions to Swine Flu.

But why not give up smoking completely? ...... otherwise your one-a-day is almost certainly going to increase, and that will increase your chances of getting respiratory disease.
   
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Default 12-30-2009, 11:04 PM

IMHO, YOU SHOULD BE DISCUSSING THIS WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, NOT ANNONYMOUS GOONS LIKE US ON A PUBLIC FORUM !!!

(it really boggles my mined how many people try to find answers like this from complete strangers but not physicians)
   
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Default 08-06-2012, 04:20 PM

Lung cancer is really bad disease for all and they occur to doing more smoking. So you have save your life in this deadly disease so avoid more smoking. Quite smoking is always good for all, and at this time so many people are doing smoking, so i really suggest you to quite smoking and avoid more disease like lung cancer.
   
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