A lump started growing under my armpit, and it was noticable enough for my mom to say something. My doctor dismissed me twice, saying it was just a swollen lymph node. I'm glad I listened to my mom, ...

Some accompanying symptoms should never be ignored. “Symptoms like hoarseness of voice, swallowing difficulties, ear pain, ...

When Nina Berlingeri, then 28, spotted a lump on the right side of her neck in December 2020, she thought a recent illness caused an inflamed lymph node. “I actually dismissed that, unfortunately ...

The armpit is a complex junction where muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and lymph nodes meet. Because it is such a busy area of the body, experiencing pain there is surprisingly common. For some, it is ...

As I was getting up from my visit with Mrs. Gregory, her right hand went to the base of her neck. Dr. Smith, do you think this little lump is anything?” Though doing her best to portray calm, she ...

The most common early sign of lymphoma is lymph node swelling. However, swelling of the lymph nodes does not always mean a person has cancer. Lymphoma is a general name for cancers that start in the ...

When my twin sister got the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the end of December, she kept noting that her armpit felt swollen. It was similar to the soreness experienced with an ...