1 Around 5% of pulmonary nodules turn out to be cancer. 2  The bigger the nodule, the higher the risk of malignancy. 3  In smokers risk of a 5mm nodule being malignant is 1/500, 10 mm is 1 in 50, and 20mm is 1 in 10. 4  Pulmonary nodules are common-half of smokers over 50 have at least one nodule.
By Huda. The crescent moon and star is an internationally-recognized symbol of Islam. The symbol is featured on the flags of several Muslim countries, and is even part of the official emblem for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.y Huda. The crescent moon and star is an internationally-recognized symbol of Islam. The symbol is featured on the flags of several Muslim countries, and is even part of the official emblem for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The star and crescent appear, used in combination, in and around ancient Israel. It has been associated with the Moabites (14th or early 13th â 6th century BC), as the symbol or symbols appear on what are thought to be Moabite name seals.â¦] Ma and Mithras are two other deities with whom the star and crescent symbol are associated. Olshausen believed that the star and crescent could be related to a syncretism of Pontic and Iranian iconography: the crescent for Men and the star for Ahura Mazda.