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    chest xray

    Hi. Does anyone have any idea how reliable chest xrays are at finding lung cancer? Mine was clear but Im terrified it missed something. Dr won't refer me for ct scan even if I pay privately.

    Going out of my mind here

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    Re: chest xray

    any diagnosis of lung cancer is made by xray a friend of mines mum saw the xray herself that showed the start of lung cancer shes fine now tho

    stop worrying if your xray is clear then you dont have it

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    Re: chest xray

    But there are stories on line that they can be missed, even large ones. I know I shouldn't Google but its too late now!

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    Re: chest xray

    If you had lung cancer you would have a lot of problems.

    My doctor said she can diagnose lung cancer easily from a few basic tests (no scan or x-rays) and she has never been wrong.

    So I would say you don't have it
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    Re: chest xray

    Thank you Nicola. I feel fine apart from the pains and having a cold. Just want it to get better now. I've not done anything for 6 weeks.

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    Re: chest xray

    Hi andrea15

    Nicola is right if you had lung cancer you would have had a lot of problems and the x-rays are very good at picking things up.

    Your pains could just be the general pains that everyone has but because we have anxiety all or aches and pains feel a lot worse.
    Once your cold has gone you well fell a lot better.

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    Re: chest xray

    Thanks x

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    Im coughing up blood again now. In such a terrible state. Why is this happening to me?

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