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Could It Be Cancer If Chest Xray Showed Shadow On Lung?
my husband had an chest xray and it showed a shadow on his lung but his blood test for infection came back normal can it still be just an infection or could it be cancer as 5 of the males on his side of the family have all had cancer im worried for him
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Hello
Thanks for your query.
You need to undergo fine-needle aspiratory cytological examination or biopsy or bronchoscopic examination as per the situation demands and before that you need to consult a pulmonologist and get your examined thoroughly examined and also go for a sputum for acid fast bacilli and M cell examination.
Thank you
Regards
Dr Arnab Maji
Thanks for your query.
You need to undergo fine-needle aspiratory cytological examination or biopsy or bronchoscopic examination as per the situation demands and before that you need to consult a pulmonologist and get your examined thoroughly examined and also go for a sputum for acid fast bacilli and M cell examination.
Thank you
Regards
Dr Arnab Maji
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