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I Am 15 Years And Having Painful Lump Under Armpit. What Should I Do? Could It Be Cancer?

so i m 15 and have this painful lump under my armpit and it hurts. i m really worried. it has gone away but has come back. it s not cancer right cause i m to young to get cancer. i have been putting a hot towel on it. i really just want it to go away is there anything i should do? please help. also i have 1 under each armpit .. the one on my right isn t big but hurts quite a bit and on my left its a little big and has like white stuff on it. that s a good sign right? i cleaned it a little and some kind of came off. i m just really worried.
Mon, 30 Sep 2013
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First of all, no age is exempt from cancer. But dont worry. You dont seem to be suffering from it by your description. You probably have an infective cause for your problems although the exact infection is difficult to say without looking. i suggest you take a course of antibiotics for a week (Tab ciprofloxacin 500mg twice daily + Tab paracetamol 650mg thrice daily + Tab Ranitidine 150mg twice daily). If the condition improves or disappears, forget it. Else show it to a surgeon. It maybe tuberculosis if you live in an endemic area.
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I Am 15 Years And Having Painful Lump Under Armpit. What Should I Do? Could It Be Cancer?

First of all, no age is exempt from cancer. But dont worry. You dont seem to be suffering from it by your description. You probably have an infective cause for your problems although the exact infection is difficult to say without looking. i suggest you take a course of antibiotics for a week (Tab ciprofloxacin 500mg twice daily + Tab paracetamol 650mg thrice daily + Tab Ranitidine 150mg twice daily). If the condition improves or disappears, forget it. Else show it to a surgeon. It maybe tuberculosis if you live in an endemic area.