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i have a daughter who is 13 years old who has a swollen lymph node in the armpit

i have a daughter who is 13 years old and has  a swollen lymph in her armpit which hurts and i would like to know if she might have cancer? or what does she have?. Please answer my question. It would help...
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Can also be due to allergies, FYI, but I'd take her to a doctor as well.
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I'm no doctor, but a swollen lymph node means minimally there is an infection somewhere.  I would take her to a doctor ASAP.
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