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For cancers
<3 cm, there is controversy about
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whether survival
is better with smaller tumor
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size.
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Highly malignant
tumors are likely metastasize while
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still small.
Survival for stage 1A tumors only 50-85%
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For less
aggressive tumors, staging will not change if
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biopsy or surgery
is delayed for several months.
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So there may be
no harm in waiting to be sure a
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small nodule is
growing before pursuing
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aggressive dx.
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Risk of delayed
diagnosis must be balanced by
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risks and
expense of invasive diagnostic tests or
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multiple follow
up CT scans.
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