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Is very swollen,tender and painful lymph gland in the armpit sign of breast cancer?should i be worried?have long uti,antibiotics,wont go away. thanks
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Not due to Cancer: Painfukl nodes are due to infection(cancer containing nodes are painless. See you doctor, you may need antibiotics for treatment.
Answered 1/3/2016
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