Can lung nodules be cancerous?

Yes, lung nodules can be cancerous, though most lung nodules are noncancerous (benign).

Lung nodules — small masses of tissue in the lung — are quite common. They appear as round, white shadows on a chest X-ray or computerized tomography (CT) scan.

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Nate Nordstrom