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Felicia
08/20/08
Category: armpitbreastcancerlump

I have a bump that i just found recanitly im my armpit. could it be breast cancer?

I was shaving a bit ago and i found this hard bump on my armpit and my mother told me it is probally just a swollen lympnode but i put hot water on it just to see if it shrunk or anything and it didnt.. Its hard and it doesnt hurt to the touch. its about the size of a pea. I am really scared…

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