Thyroid cancer often shows subtle early symptoms that are easy to miss. Here are seven key warning signs, when to seek ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last time you visited your doctor for a sore throat, they may have felt for potential inflammation in your neck. That’s ...

A puffy or swollen neck can show up overnight and instantly make you look and feel “off.” But in most cases, it’s not fat or weight gain — it’s fluid. The neck is loaded with lymph nodes, delicate ...

Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes is lymphoma. Cancer may also spread from other areas of the body to various lymph nodes, including the neck. Swollen lymph nodes are usually due to a cause other ...

Kyle Kennedy was experiencing pain and swelling in his neck but doctors told him he had swollen glands and to take acetaminophen, the ingredient found in Tylenol The 23-year-old was later diagnosed ...

Dear Dr. Gott: In September 2009, the right side of my neck above the collarbone started to swell. By December, the area from beneath my right ear to my collarbone and into my armpit was swollen. It ...

Experts recommend using ice after an injury, for sudden onset pain, or for inflammation. Heat is ideal for chronic pain or for injuries that are no longer swollen. Share on Pinterest PM Images/Getty ...

Dr. Emmett Kistler (Medicine): An 86-year-old woman was evaluated at this hospital because of new neck swelling and dysphagia. The patient had been in her usual state of health, which included ...

You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats. Share ...