pneumonia or lung cancer symptoms

Lung cancer can predispose one to pneumonia but in that case the pneumonia would recur in the same place in your lung each time. In addition it is quite unlikely that the radiologist would mistake lung cancer for pneumonia. That still leaves the question of why you should have recurrent pneumonia, unanswered and that is a question that will require further investigation.

I have all the symptoms of pneumonia. The xray came back as either pneumonia or lung cancer. Small mass found on lower left lung. Treating me for pneumonia. I will have repeat xray possible cat scan. Asking in advance. How often is this found? Can pneumonia look like lung cancer? Day two of medication and I do feel better and fever broke. I still have pains from my cough and still expereince the sweaty, hot and cold bouts but feel better despite general aches and pains.

Could be residual changes from the pneumonia -- many times the xray takes longer to completely resolve than the symptoms, even after a course of antibiotics. Sometimes, pneumonia develops in response to mild airway blockage from a mass or tumor, so if they saw something (even small or subtle), they probably just want a CT to make sure it's not something like that.

Took Buddy to a different vet. Turns out it's not pneumonia. He has lung cancer.

At early stage lung cancer does not show any symptoms but here are the symptoms which can be observe on later stage: - Cough that does not go away - Changes in coughing or while breathing - Chest pain - Headache - Weightloss - Shortness of breath - Change in voice Lung cancer is one of the common type of cancer in male & female that s why it is necessary to know the lung cancer prevention & screening test. https://goo.

It could be treatment resistance as develops in certain types of pneumonia or tuberculosis, but it can also be cancer (especially since you were a smoker until recently). This does not mean that you have cancer, but it is your doctor’s duty to rule out this possibility if the lung opacity does not resolve. Hope this helps. Take care! The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you.

I'm a breast cancer survior and was diagnosed with a lower left lung infiltrate yesterday at an emergency room my symptoms are cough for about 2 months, aching joints, off and on hot and cold flashes, the ER MD said he thought it was possible pneumonia but I should follow up with my oncologist to rule out lung cancer. My doctor is out of town and I am very nervous.

Does this mean that the nodule is cancerous and the PET scan is staging the cancer...or does it mean that the pET scan will determine if the nodule is cancerous. I am confused and worried.

A well defined opacity in lung can be due to pneumonia, cancer, tuberculosis, a benign lung nodule, or due to an infarct. Less well defined or diffuse opacities are usually multiple in nature and often due to inflammation, tuberculosis (military type), asbestosis, silicosis, auto-immune diseases etc. If the lung nodule is not calcified nor has cavity, it is benign if it is less than 10 mm in size.

Today I saw a specialist who has recommended a PET scan to finally determine whether or not it is cancer. He said that at first glance it doesn't appear to be cancer and that it is too small to get an absolutely clear biopsy. What is the chance that it is cancer? I have no symptoms and am a 51 year old female non-smoker who is in otherwise good health.

” “Performing a chest x-ray is the first step if a patient reports symptoms that may be suggestive of lung cancer. This may reveal an obvious mass, widening of the mediastinum (suggestive of spread to lymph nodes there), atelectasis (collapse), consolidation (pneumonia), or pleural effusion. If there are no x-ray findings but the suspicion is high (such as a heavy smoker with blood-stained sputum), bronchoscopy and/or a CT scan may provide the necessary information.

) anyway I had an X-ray and the consultant has said there is an abnormality on my lung and I have a CT scan booked tomorrow and follow up with the consultant on Tuesday. So now I am really anxious and getting worried that I have lung cancer or something. Has anyone ever had similar and had a CT scan and it's all be ok, ie lingering pneumonia or scarring etc? I am worried beyond belief and it feels like a long wait until I find out.

I am going through this right now. Something showed up in a CT scan. I just did a posting, Lung Liason. I saw a specialist today who is referring me for a PET scan to determine whether or not my spot is cancer or a scar from previous pneumonias. I don't have any symptoms and am not a smoker. I am praying that it is a scar but the waiting is so stressful. Good luck if this is similar to what you are going through.

s there is some shadow on bottom of right lung, he has ordered a thorax + abdoman scan, does this mean i have cancer i am worried about why the abdoman scan as well thank you

My concern is more the rattle though, which continues to eminate from the left lung and in the area the pneumonia was originally diagnosed.

I am a 29 year old female, never smoked, healthy weight and beside breathing and anxiety issues healthy.

Hi, You are correct, lung cancer may present with the symptoms in the bone before the symptoms in the lung become troublesome. The absence of a mass lesion in the chest raises doubts however - the minimal pleural effusion may be worth exploring, but doesn't seem compelling as evidence of malignancy in the lung. The other cancer with a propensity for presenting with bone metastasis symptoms before the primary site symptoms is renal cell cancer - that may be another avenue to explore.

Hi, One of the difficulties in the fight against lung cancer is the absence of any specific alarm symptom. All of the symptoms that you mentioned may be symptoms of cancer. Your condition seems to be chronic and relapsing, perhaps a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which would be characterized by periods of exacerbations and periods of relative improvement. Cancer tends to be progressive, without a return to baseline.

No, not all spots (do you mean nodules?) are lung cancer--they can be bacterial (toxo, coxxy), scars from upper respiratory infections--bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. In fact, a scar can morph, in a small percentage of people, into what's called a scar carcinoma. Lung Cancer Alliance is a great resource for answering such questions, by the way.

You have good reasons to be concerned about your sister and her multiple health problems. Pain associated with her pneumonia should have eased as her pneumonia resolved. Pain at this time is not normal. The recurrence of cough and pain along with the abnormal X-ray findings of “scarring” and “a hole” in her lung suggest otherwise; that is to say that hers is what we would call complicated pneumonia. You ask, if she needs to be admitted to a hospital.

The history of either pneumonia or bronchitis over a 15 year period suggests that you may have some underlying lung condition or perhaps some type of immunodeficiency that predisposes you to infection. On the other hand, these bouts of "pneumonia or bronchitis" could also be on an allergic, rather than on an infectious, basis.

Forgive me if these questions sound completely stupid- I usually post to the thyroid forum and don't know a lot about lung cancer. My Mom was recently admitted to the hospital because of fluid buildup around her lungs. She had a bad painful cough with fever for several weeks, was given antibiotics, and told she had bronchitis. A couple days ago she had a CT scan which showed fluid buildup around her lungs, and now they want to do thoracentesis on her.

5 cm lucency in the right lower lung “concerning for a cavitary lesion” was seen on my chest X-ray I am terrified that it’s lung cancer. No family history of lung cancer. No fevers. No hemoptysis. CBC and basic chem panel were normal. Just a productive cough. I’m supposed to have a chest CT when the cough resolves but I am so worried it’s cancer. Anyone else have any insight or experience with this??

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