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Can cancerous lymph nodes shrink?
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They usually do not shrink without treatment for cancer, either radiation or chemo, effects of which may be delayed. Some other times there might be a different condition causing reactive enlargement (most commonly infections) that once treated or resolved may result in partial shrinking.
Answered 7/21/2023
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