A 68-year-old man with long-standing smoking history presents with worsening cough, weight loss and haemoptysis. Chest X-ray shows a right upper lobe ...

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A 68-year-old man with long-standing smoking history presents with worsening cough, weight loss and haemoptysis. Chest X-ray shows a right upper lobe mass. What is the most appropriate referral pathway?

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Urgent suspected cancer referral (two-week wait)

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Routine respiratory clinic referral

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Reassure and repeat X-ray in 6 months

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Refer to gastroenterology

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Arrange CT abdomen only

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Suspected lung cancer

A 68-year-old man with long-standing smoking history presents with worsening cough, weight loss and haemoptysis. Chest X-ray shows a right upper lobe mass. What is the most appropriate referral pathway?