1.) What further history should now be pursued?
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Further history to be pursued:
- Exposures: smoking, exposure to industrial compounds, exposure to tuberculosis or other infectious diseases
- Any prior chest X-ray
- Pre-existing lung disease
- Prior history of neoplasm at any site
- Respiratory symptoms: cough, hemoptysis, sputum production, dyspnea
- Systemic symptoms: fever, weight loss, anorexia
- Any family history of lung cancer
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