DEAR DR. ROACH: My childhood friend just emailed me that she has a 1.1-cm lesion on her lung. It was found on a CT scan. She’s having another CT scan today. She is a former smoker and has COPD.

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Dear Dr. Roach: My childhood friend just emailed me that she has a 1.1-cm lesion on her lung.It was found on a CT scan. She’s having another CT scan today. She is a former smoker and has COPD ...