Discusses possible causes of swollen glands and other lumps under the skin. Covers bacterial and viral infections, non-cancerous growths, hernias, aneurysms, and swelling caused by cancer.
Lymph nodes. A lymph node is a small gland involved in the body’s lymphatic system, the disease-fighting network spread throughout your body. The lymphatic system also includes the lymphatic vessels, tonsils, adenoids, spleen, thymus and bone marrow.
Vaginal lumps and bumps. At some point, some women may develop lumps, or bumps in the vaginal area. This is a common cause for concern. Most of the time, these lumps or bumps can be nothing to benign cysts, or they could be signs for infection, malignancy or sexually transmitted disease.
Q. Almost every day I keep getting little white nugget type balls apearing in my mouth. I think they’re coming up from my throat. They feel quite firm but when you squeeze them, they smell really bad!
The following are real life cases of lump, cyst and skin growth problems treated by Dr. Mike Richards, DVM. Skin Tags (Fibropapillomas) Is Bump Bacterial Folliculitis, Acne or Mast Cell Tumor?
Dear Alice, I have two lumps in my underarm and they are very sore, they go away after a week or two, and then come back in a couple …
Benign (Non-Cancerous) Lumps and Bumps. Serving Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Grimsby and surrounding areas
Breast lumps and pain in either the left or right breast can be caused by a variety of conditions including fibrocystic breast, mastitis, breast cancer, breast lumps, ovulation, pregnancy, menstruation, and menopause.
Mouth Cancer Action Month will again send promote the message ‘If in doubt, get checked out’ and encourage everybody to pay more attention to what’s going on inside their mouth.