Swollen lymph nodes can crop up when your body is fighting many different kinds of infection or illness. First, a little anatomy lesson to clarify why lymph nodes are so prone to bulging.

The lymph nodes are small glands that are part of your immune system. They contain white blood cells and are responsible for ...

However, very occasionally, swollen lymph nodes can be a sign of inflammation deeper inside the body, or more rarely, a sign of cancer, but in this case they are usually much larger than a pea.

Flu-like symptoms: Fever, chills, sore throat, and fatigue within 2-4 weeks of infection. Swollen lymph nodes: Particularly ...

The name comes from the symptoms it causes - painful, swollen lymph nodes or 'buboes' in the groin or armpit. From 2010 to 2015 there were 3,248 cases reported worldwide, including 584 deaths.

Actor Dave Coulier, known for playing Uncle Joey on the TV series Full House, announced he has stage 3 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ...