Suggest cure for a lymph node on the back
Patient: I am 16 and i feel some pain in my breast and armpit and theres a lymph node slightly enlarged down my backs side of scalp or neck and its really painful and plus i had some throat infection during this month maybe the cause of lymph node my parents are doctors and they say that unmarried girls do not get breast cancer i searched on google about the lymph nodes at back of the neck and it says that the lymph nodes at back of neck signifies breast infection or tumor. please tell me what should i do and which tests should i get and is it true that 16 year old don't get breast cancer Thank you Doctor: Dear patient It's true that at 16 years of age you do not get breast cancer. Lymph node at back of neck may be due to scalp infection or local throat infection and is common in young age. Best thing is to get excision biopsy done. In this procedure involved lymph node is removed under local anesthesia  and sent for histopathology examination.  It gives correct diagnosis  and also removes painful  lymph node. All the best.