I Have Some Fear About The Cancer And I Check The Collarbone Area Frequently

Posted on Fri, 27 Nov 2020

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Question : dear sir..
i am writing this due to some anxious state.
my uncle was recognized lung cancer last year and h e has a slight cough was the symptom.. tge physician diagnosed through , uncles collar bone lymphnode was swollen was in that time..
that incident was a very heavy trauma to my family.

aftr that i have some fear about the cancer and i check the collarbone area frequently and checking have any lymphnode swollen at there...
sir pls u here guve a advice and charateristics of lymphone swelling at collerbone..
and if it is swollen due to any maligency is that feel painful or not..
its for getting a releave from this stress
and entirely family undergone a complete health checkup at that stressful time and all of them are diagnised healthy
. thankuu sir.. pls u describe about how to feel a swollen lymphone sply in collarbone

thankuu

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes I will explain

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

I understand your concerns.

A lymph node above the collar bone is usually round. It starts the size of a pea and in advanced cases can go up to lemon size.

In the early stage, it moves around and later it becomes immobile. Usually, it's painless in cancer.

Hope this helps.
Regards

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