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A member asked:
That lymph nodes take out cancer cell from the body, so would an enlarged lymph node be examined for abnormal cells?
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Yes: To make it simple, you can think of a lymph node as a recycle bin that filters infections and abnormal cells including cancer and non cancer aged or abnorml looking cells. Examining an abnormally enlarged lymph node can tell you a lot of information about the underlying cause including detection of infections or cancer cells.
Answered 11/2/2019
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