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Swollen lymph nodes in neck! right side one has been swollen for a month and a half, left side lymph nodes developed within, cancer? biopsy coming up

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Ans: Lymph nodes become inflamed for many possible causes. Now they can take several months to resolve. You are having a biopsy so that is fine but did you ever have your blood drawn? Do you know those results?

Answered 3/25/2018

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