 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Hi there LM,
There have been a number of post here from people that received comments like "suspicious" or "areas of interest" that turned out to not be related to the cancer. Radiation will cause scarring to the lungs that will show up on an X-ray. At least one poster here had a lung lobectomy after such "suspicious area" was seen, which turned out not to be cancer at all. X-rays can have problems just because of poor processing technique.
Please remind yourselves this could very easily be not serious. Your doctor is correct to follow this up but you don't have to worry yet. (I know that is hard)
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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