For many years, I was a chain smoker. That changed following my last medical check-up when my doctor found a lesion on my lungs. Scared, I went online immediately, looking for more information about lung lesions. This is where I came across Diagnose.me. I decided to send my X-ray scans to another specialist to confirm my diagnosis and to find out more about treatment. To my disbelief, Dr Argentieri from Diagnose.me stated that my scan showed no actual evidence of a lung nodule. What appeared to be a lesion was in fact a false nodule that was showing up due to a calcification of the cartilage of my first rib; this is a common misdiagnosis made by many doctors. Dr Argentieri recommended I undergo screening for lung cancer for heavy smokers using a low-dose CT. This is a programme that has been running in many countries that I wasn’t aware of. I decided to follow Dr Argentieri’s advice, and, more importantly, I quit smoking altogether following this scare.