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Lymph Nodes & Swollen Glands - Andrew Alexander, MD

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Lymph nodes help your body recognize and fight germs, infections and other foreign substances. A swollen gland is an enlargement of one or more lymph nodes. We went to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs and spoke with Dr. Andrew Alexander, asking him to tell us why people get swollen glands?

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@sarcasmo572 years ago I hope everyone here snaps back into better health. 109
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@RakeshRoshan2953 years ago He is real experienced doctor. He reduced my anxiety. 37
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@shadatv91723 years ago He knows what hes talking about! We need him in our area. 14
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@sisi99683 years ago I like this awesome doctor, he makes people watching this relief from anxiety. 19
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@karenmccoy21202 years ago I have had golf ball size lymph glands in both arm pits for a couple years, finally got an ultra sound and last vist my dr said we won' t talk about . ...Expand 7
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@carolbenson65245 years ago Extremely informative. Learned so much on thisso much! 16
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@PolatBaskan062 years ago They say it was incurable and that it could only be managed. He would try his best. And i am grateful so much for trying your best sir.
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@Tinyteacher1111last year These are just things ive learned because with i or my son has had them and more:
cat scratch fever is a coinfection of lyme. The infection i id="hidden3"s from tick poison (do not think bulls eye rash! And can be brought in from a cat or anything else and the cat can get it under their nails.
also, if you have breast implants, your body will be fighting off the toxins and you will have enlarged glands everywhere. I had them in my tonsils and everywhere else, but had my tonsils taken out at age 62.
also, upper cervical spine disc issues can block the drainage from the brain and the waste from the brain goes down the throat and into the neck lymph nodes. My son has constant eye and sinus problems, a chronic sore throat, and teeth that hurt.
these toxins from anything can really clog up your lymph nodes. I speak from years of experience. ...Expand 2
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@kpaxil45164 years ago He actually sounds like he knows what he' s talking about i have the thing both of them right above my clavicle i' m freaking out i know kevin is . ...Expand 35
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@StephanReed14 years ago Diagnosed with covid a few days ago. Felt my glands start to swell, then the chest congestion + fever went away & the lymph nodes continued to swell . ...Expand 42
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@alexgehales8 years ago Very useful, the thought of cancer always makes me think when something unusual i' d going on in my body. This gives me some kind of reference to go by. 37
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@roger2012887 years ago Doctors are fuckin badass. Massive respect for these amazing professionals. 62
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@daisymae19632 years ago That' s funny that i came across this video i was just telling my daughter whos a nurse that i have had a swollen lymph node under my under arm and . ...Expand 2
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@Aloha967892 years ago What kind of biopsy is preferable? If a person does have cancer wouldnit be risky to poke it with a needle and letting the cancer leak out? And if they dont have cancer surgery maybe would be too invasive. 1
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@elenafoleyfoley168last year Very well explained thankyou
love the lymphatic system, was one of my favourite systems in college, i will never forget the cisterna chili situa . ...Expand 3
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@gcvoon2866 years ago Does a tender left collarbone node about 1cmalways a bad sign indicating tumor spread even though lab test confirmed no malignant cells noted except inflammatory cells and some scatter foamy macrophages? Thank you dr.
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@Hello-yo3zolast year I have lymph nodes on both sides of my groins. What specialist doctor would i need to see? Would mybe able to help or do i need to be referred to a urologist? My primary care doctor was not concerned when i went to him with 1 left side lymph node a year ago, but now theyre on both sides. Could there be any correlation between gi issues and lymph nodes in the groins?. ...Expand
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@KevinRaymondJacksonJr.2 years ago My left neck lymph nodes are swollen 5x size+. 2 ultra sounds, 2 needle biopsies, 1 ct scan, an excisional biopsy, and a whole year later, not a single answer. Rough. 1
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@samsunggalaxynote27468 years ago Virchow' s nodes are leftnot on right side. 11
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@fallout21042 years ago Everyone should be practicing lymphatic drainage. It' s something you can do yourself in the privacy of your own home with just a soft dry brush. There are a few techniques on you tube. Very beneficial. 5
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@xo12075 years ago Swollen small gland on my right side of neck for 2 years. 20 years old, it got smaller than before but still exists, im a hypochondriac ever since this incident and webmd. 24
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@karenyareligarcia83872 years ago I' ve had a swollen lymph node on the neck below the jawline, for about 3months already last month feb 2 i had a dr appointment, he scheduled an ultrasoind . ...Expand 4
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@gangkong77032 years ago What happens if we keep touching lymph nodes? 4
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@fh8zy6407 months ago Okay i' m in recovery from addiction from opiates. Been clean for 15 years now. But i' ve been fighting tooth infections for many years from tooth . ...Expand
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@michaels.morrismd74866 years ago Any type of cervicalor lymph node swelling in the neck is meaningful. It must represent infection of some type in the head and neck. That' s id="hidden17" typically the cause. More unusual causes can include lymphoma, tuberculosis and cat scratch ( two unusual. ...Expand 4
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@nunswithguns12093 years ago How do you detect the lymph nodes, he talks of biopsy. Is that the only way? 1
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@mervinknarfmanabat51313 years ago My 20 yr old gf is experiencing a similar case to yours. However, she went through a biopsy but with a different case as there are two lumps she found . ...Expand 7
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@shohelihossain81213 years ago Hi doctors my mom has same problems n she has also jaw pain n neck swallowing. What kind of specialist i go with my mom please tell me.
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@bkkdavidg3 years ago I have a jelly bean sized bump above my right breast area. It hurts when i breathe in and reach for things. Its been hurting for a little more than a id="hidden19" week. Im also producing a cough with a small amount of clear mucus. Is this cause for concern? How long should i wait until i visit a doctor?. ...Expand 3
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@positiveinfinity44413 years ago My left tonsil swelled up immediately after eating a sour blueberry but they were just washed with vinegar and water so not sure what that was about, 3 weeks later swelling down but still feels a little stiff or hard? 2
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@beckyjolong62852 years ago Ive been tested for 4 yrs for a knot in my lymphoma under left arm. I have a weird cough and keep getting the run around.
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@paolaavila353 years ago I have a swollen lymph in front of my right ear, 1 right on the left side of my jaw and 1 right on top of my right clavicle freaking out would be an understatement for how im feeling right now. 2
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@sammiethesassydog41644 years ago What if lymph nodes only swell when u eat and u have lots of swelling issues throughout ur body and your back of head bottom of feet and armpits and lower legs itch like wildfire mostly at night? 5
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@brucecooper73635 years ago Im 23. My right tonsil is larger than my left. My right lymp node is swollen but not my left one. I had strep throat in december and in january i had s . ...Expand
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@Bboo-pl3wb10 months ago I had a swollen lymph in my neck and it has stayed for years and the drs won' t do a biopsy. Then others have popped up and once again the drs won' t . ...Expand
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@laurawhite5335 years ago My 7 year old granddaughter has ha a quarter sized lump for a year. She has had strep several times the doctors did ultra sound said we could watch it . ...Expand 1
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@jacklavrick20044 years ago I have a decently sized lump under my chin and it hurts pretty bad. It has ben there for quit a while! Should i see my doctor or is there something i can do to stop the pain. 2
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@zoemc5077 years ago This video was helpful. Although for 9 months i have had swollen lymph nodes that feel like lumps. They are completely painless, rock hard and slightly . ...Expand 21
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@joshuaearp94943 years ago My dad has had pain in hisgroin for 8 months and finally got an ultra sound on friday july 1st. We going out today he has multiple issues of one being. 4 cm. 3
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@kainogundjileni71578 years ago Hi, i have swollen lymph nodes in the neck for about a year now, and in my arm pits, i have an open biopsy scheduled.
but i just want to know maybe . ...Expand 5
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@gretchendesch14723 years ago Mine told me to seek the er. I had experience i couldn' t breathe at night. That' s been past few weeks. I don' t understand why the antibiotics . ...Expand 1
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@sarahjanemoonan78866 years ago Hard fixed lump below my left ear under the skin. Larger than a grape in size near the top of my jaw line. It is hard fixed and immobile. No pain just . ...Expand
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@Tootswilligers5 years ago I' ve had swollen painless lymph nodes all over body cor the last 5 years. Now they' re itching like crazy every day all day. Along with night sweats, . ...Expand 7
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@sapanaacharya25872 years ago My right side nake there is lympha nodes. Iam also suffiring the sle. In this case what can i do. And this node increase in winter.
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@anikettripathi79912 years ago Imagine all our health services and economy makes criminals antisocial person stronger and powerful, it' s actuallyso unless societies understand and learn to channelize our health and energies for well-being and happiness of everyone, only basic treatment are sufficient. Doctors on one side accounting each drop of blood and civilizations spilling around whole blood including life. ...Expand
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@vladtheimpaler55506 years ago brother has 9 mm para aortic node in retroperitoneum andit has stayed the same for 10 months after 2nd ct scan. Something to worry about? 1
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@johndavidson59214 years ago Quite useful very well explained my sister was too suffering from swollen lymph node and none of the medicines were effective and then someone recommended . ...Expand 2
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@lenbelanger15376 years ago Does anyone have information on the cause of swollen lymph nodes on the inside of the arm? No other noticeable symptoms. 12
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@kellen63218 years ago Thank god haha. I' m going on holiday in a few months and i really didn' t want to get anything super bad. I thought i had cancer) 18
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@destany95917 years ago I have a swollen lympth node on my armpit and fever. Everyone' s telling me to go get it checked out right now. My doctor clinic is not open on weekends. . ...Expand 10
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@tyrawatt63456 years ago My upper abodomen is painful aswell, google says that lymph nodes are located there aswell. What can i do to help? 5
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@ShantyKganyagoVlogs9 months ago Can this be a sign of hiv? I had an exposure then got blood tested 5 days after the exposure and my results were negative but after few days i experienced this.
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@chriswatts20963 years ago Few days ago the corner of my mouth began to tingle, turns out to be a herpes breakout.
now my lymph node on the same side of my jaw line as the seeing here its probably my bodys way of attacking the herpes virus infection.
never had a herpes breakout on my mouths corner before.
its all new and painful to me. ...Expand 9
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@johannabernardy59233 months ago Ive had a swollen gland in one pit for years. Had an ultrasound and they said its nothing.
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@eklypised3 years ago I have something swollen right below my ear lobe nearer to the jaw line. Its not a ball or pea. Its like a line that goes down like a inch amd half. I have pain behind my ear as well. 1
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@marcjacob51886 years ago I found out i have glandular fever out i have three years ago when i have become very sick with cold, swollen tonsils, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes and . ...Expand 9
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@katerinaberhami37703 years ago Hiya, im 22, i graduated a year ago right now i just work. I know its unlikely im gonna get answers, but ive been getting swollen lymph nodes for a id="hidden41" while and it always seems to be in the same place under my armpits they come and go in like episodes and as a perosn im usually very fatigued and out of breath but when i get them its like i get proper sick and the symptoms intensity and i look gross and sweaty. Like i said the come and go in liek few days and its always in one or the other armpit it usually changes. My bloods showed a low anemia (so i started takingagain) but they also showed abnormal esr rate. The doctor didnt really say anything much about it refferences me for chest scan x-ray for my chest pains i was all clear. So does any health care proffesionsal know what underlying condition apart from the scariest and typical answer for google to give me. Can cause this? My chest pains are not as frequent any more however i do get pinching sensation in my underarms all i know is that one or twice atleast everymonth i get ill, feverish without actual fever just that im feeling flushed and hot all day, im extremely fatigued and then my lymph node in my armpit is flared and i have a painful bump, this has also been confirmed by the doctor the other reason to rule it out is like some feminists cause i dont shave religiously under the arms. When this happens it stays for few more days then it goes away. Im still fatigued but the others go. What the hell is this? Like i said it goes away and it can vary when i first got this it was the worst experince of them all i got really ill and had night sweats. The most painful one. The second time it didnt hurt and it didnt stay that long then the times after that they varied i felt pain and some didnt last long at all and went after 3 days. Its also worth mentioning im not sexually active. ...Expand 1
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@alexanderjamestimbol96923 years ago I have one my upper left side neck below the ear, i am very paranoid of this because everytime i search in google it says cancer, i dont have any id="hidden42" symptoms other than abdominal pain and sore throat, imand its here like 5 days ago, is this something to worry about?. ...Expand 1
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@bugzsmell86986 years ago I currently have one in my neck, but is it normal for it to sting or burn. I usually never get swollen when i get sick or have signs of infection bodies are so confusing! 12
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@aussieraver7182last year Looks like a large influx of people with swollen lymph nodes in the past 12 months.
i wonder what the common denominator is.
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@daisymae19632 years ago That' s funny that i came across this video i was just telling my daughter whos a nurse that i have had a swollen lympho.
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@beatricethuo58784 years ago Had swollen lymph nodes took some antibiotics but they are swollen again two weeks later. 8
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@lightdaniel76003 years ago What medical treatment sir my moms own swollen so bigger and she can not open her mouth aging held me sir.
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@paulguru12306 years ago I got my flu shot and 2 days later my lympth nodes on my collar bone and neck have enlarged, is that normal? 13
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@SteffyNOVA5 years ago So my neck is swollen because of it but it doesnt hurt should i be worried. 5
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@angeljackson79906 years ago I have multiple lumps under my chin one by my lower lip under the chin seems too be getting bigger solid mass. For x4 months now. Now need too get a cta scan with dye. What does this sound like to you. 1
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@tahiraamjad87117 years ago Well explained, sir, i have 2 large lumph nodes on my right side of neck, about 2 months, i have caugh now from 3 days, i have pain in my breast, i checked . ...Expand 2
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@kimberlyvessel48817 years ago I was eating and my mouth watered and then a big knot swollen behind only left ear? 5
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@northst7 years ago Ooh i thought i had cancer. I' ll still get a check up though. 19
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@mustangsally00gt6 years ago Mine swell up on both sides of my neck when i eat certain things and it gets like softball size. It stays like that for about 30mins to an hour then goes . ...Expand 8
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@josiahtrelawny86127 years ago This is the person behind the meme i may have cancer literally. 8
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@divinityapollo43234 years ago Im very scared i have swollen lymph nodes in neck, under jaw and behind and front of the ear what do i do. 6
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@reverbyuh41707 years ago My jaw hurt last night and then i woke today with it swollen in front of my ear, i had the common cold nothing else i cant tell if this is a good thing or bad. 11
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@juniorlewis38416 years ago So do i just have to remove my lymph node.
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@saifchanaoui84424 years ago I think i may have something bad, was dumb enough to shrug off swollen lymph nodes on jawline for 7 months (1 on each side) they are about 1/2 inche long.
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@jocelynepantophlet78868 years ago So wait if they are about 5 small ones does it means i have cancdr. 6
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@l2ickstalast year Ive got one under my chin / jaw line and hurts a little.
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@lunamarine43982 years ago Omg i have 3 cats but i havent been scratch and i have 1 month the clavicle lymph node swollen im freaking out but it happened the day after i did id="hidden49"a face self massage on my face with gua sha so i think i made this swell idko what to do. ...Expand
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@smokeyglo8682 years ago I got 3 of my submental nodes and 1 of my submandibular node swollen 4 about 6 years now. And they never changed shape there just there.
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@julyparin44323 years ago I have swollen lymph nodes on my right neck, i just survived covid. Is there any relation why i have swollen nodes? Thanks for reply.
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@redhorizons86962 years ago I have an inguinal lymph node that' s 5 cm wide on my groin. Tests were done, hopefully nothing serious.
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@lillyrocks82last year It' s so bad to have lymph nodes enlarged and not knowing what is causing it. And when you don' t feel well. Etc.
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@raixtendo56217 years ago What if i had one behind my ear its like a small lump. 8
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@grassy_butt22793 years ago I have them in my groin they always go away tho like some pop up on my butt and in between my legs and i had one in my arm pit im going to the doctor t . ...Expand
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@spirituallyconscious77744 years ago I have 2 golf ball size lymph nodes under my jaw and sometimes a lil lump behind both ears smh. This all started a day ago and now i' m trying to find a solution to fix this. 3
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@Terri3304 years ago 5 years i been suffering, been diagnosed w lupus, one dr side dont think lupus neither do i, my neck swells and i' m down! Can barley walk, if its lympnodes why the heck cant they figure it out? 1
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@drizzybd2 years ago I got the covid shot and for 1 week i got sick now i have a swollen lymph node. Still getting it checked.
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@user-wf4bn4rw8u2 years ago My lymph nodes is swollen on side of my neck. I am a smoker. Could there be a possible chance i could have lung cancer. I already had mri scan and bisopy . ...Expand
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@pages3006 years ago I have also lymhnodes. I always sick feel cold. I feelsleepwel. Im so worried. 8
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@subscribeforsomeafricanvil71052 years ago I have a tooth infection, the upper tooth and swollen lymph node on the side of the neck.
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@ogpoke95236 years ago I have like a huge egg in my left top neck and everytime i eat it gets bigger is that anything scary? 1
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@joanriego71486 years ago I have lymph nodes on my armfit. Do i have cancer? 2