“This is because a Google search of ‘shadows on lungs’ does not make you believe the prognosis will be good.”
Bishop described how it was the “first time” he had “seriously contemplated death”.
A shadow in the X-ray image of your lungs could be a sign of something serious, but may also have no effect on your health.
Pneumonia can appear as a patchy appearance on the X-ray. Lung cancer may also appear as a shadow – with or without a defined mass.