Hi everyone

I hope I can get some idea from you guys regarding my 65 year old mom's health condition.

My mom had an X-ray last July 2009 due to the following symptoms:

1. cough with chest pain
2. weak
3. lack of appetite but she can still eats

In the x-ray, they found a mass in the upper right lungs. Doctor gave antibiotics - clarithromycin and it seems to work and pain stopped until a few weeks ago when she started coughing with pains again. So we had another x-ray and found the mass has increased by 10mm and doctored ordered CT Scan. In the CT scan, they found smaller masses all in the lungs. Good this is the liver and other organs are clear.

Is this lung cancer or just simple infection? I am really really worried for my mom. She is not a smoker and nor a drinker. We will be getting the biopsy results by tuesday or wednesday next week. Is this cancer cells growing very fast in the span of 3 months? Can the doctor tell its cancer based on the CT scan with contrast? I am just really really worried. Hope you can help me answer my questions and pray all will be just simple infection.

Thanks in advance to all the replies.