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The lymph nodes process lymph fluid as part of the immune system trying to protect against bacteria and other harmful agents, such as cancer cells. There are lymph nodes in your chest, abdomen, neck, armpit and groin. Lymph nodes are often the first place cancers spread to and grow in. M. malignant: a tumour that is cancerous and likely to spread. ................
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