Health Diaries > The Lung Cancer Blog
November 2, 2008
Lung Spots Shouldn't Be Ignored
Dr. Peter Gott answers a letter from a concerned reader who tells of her father-in-law's experience with lung spots:
Following an X-ray, he was told he had a spot on his lung, but the doctor didn't feel it was anything to worry about ... Since he hated going to doctors, he didn't do anything abut it. Five months later, he was in the hospital, diagnosed with lung cancer.
She says people shouldn't wait to have lung spots checked out, even if the doctor thinks there's nothing to worry about and Dr. Gott responds in agreement.
Read the full letter and Dr. Gott's response here.
