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How to treat a swollen lymphnote in your ax?
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What's causing it: Important to figure out what's causing the swollen lymph nodes. Can be infection to something alot more serious. Need to review causes with your doctor.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Monitoring Centers: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad like bacteria, viruses, cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.
Answered 6/1/2013
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