New Patient of mine.
Was getting yearly CT scans of Chest for lung CA surveillance.
for a fair time.
He has pleural plaques on CXR. but ..
he has, get this, 5 family members who died of Lung CA - probably from asbestos and smoking. All 5 smoked.
My patient quit 20 years ago.
I think he convinced his old doctor into the scanning because he's so anxious.
Interesting how the anxiety may give him cancer through the CT scans.
I said I wouldn't do the CT scanning and the respirologist reassured him this morning I think.