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I have two 1 cm swollen lymph nodes in neck. they have been there for years but have recently been getting bigger/firmer. possible cancer?
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Unlikely: Everybody has a couple of nodes that wax and wane. They are your friends. If it is cancer, they will be obviously abnormal.
Answered 2/23/2016
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