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Can Collapsed Lung Cause Lung Cancer?
Can a collapsed lung occur due to lung cancer? They are saying that they think my grandfather has lung cancer, yet no tests have come back positive. Today they told us that his left lung was collapsed, yet they aren't doing anything about it. Is that normal?
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
Hi
Yes it might be vbut for discovering it a chest CT and a Fibrobronchoscopy should be done.
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
Yes it might be vbut for discovering it a chest CT and a Fibrobronchoscopy should be done.
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
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