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Metallic taste, chest pain, swollen lymph nodes. what are these symptoms of?

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Dr. Marianna Post answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Might be CA: Those might be symptoms of infection or cancer, you really need to see doctor and get checked asap.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Simon Rosenberg answered

Specializes in Prosthodontics

You need a diagnosis: See a physician. Your symptoms can be caused by a wide range of problems that might include tonsillitis to pneumonia to cancer or any number of other causes. Get examined.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 10/24/2017

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