Swollen glands and swollen lymph nodes always affect particular parts of the body, since the problem will only make an appearance wherever the nodes are present. The lymph nodes are heavily concentrated roughly around the throat, armpits and the chest area, and are also found near the groin area in the lower body. The lymph nodes around the neck are known as cervical lymph nodes, those under the collar bones and near the upper chest are called subclavian lymph nodes, nodes in the armpits are axillary lymph nodes, those found in the chest area are called pectoral lymph nodes, those found just above the collar bones called supraclavicular lymph nodes and the ones in the groin area are known as inguinal lymph nodes.

However, among these lymph nodes, there are some which are swollen more frequently than others. The lymph nodes under the jaw are among the most frequently swollen areas because that swelling could result from a number of infections such as various viral infections and even an infected tooth. Most of the time, these swellings are harmless, but not in the case when a cancer around the area is the cause for it.

Speaking of cancer, the swollen lymph nodes in the armpits are particularly important as an indication of the breast cancer, but of course, its cause is not limited to that. Many of the lymph node swellings are perfectly normal, and some occur in the case of minor infections, and even the swelling of the inguinal lymph nodes could be normal, except for being caused by STD in some cases. But the swelling of the supraclavicular lymph nodes, located above the collar bones are almost always a dangerous sign, and mostly are suggestive of cancer.

Swollen glands can really be painful to the patients or at least irritating and discomforting, which is why they look for an effective treatment of the condition. However, there is really no definitive treatment of the swollen glands or the lymph nodes itself, since the physicians aim to treat the underlying disease that has caused the condition. The main idea behind is that the treatment of the infection or the cancer cells would lead to the swelling of the lymph node to be healed.

However, the infection or the cause of the swollen lymph nodes is not always clear, particularly when the condition is accompanied with night sweats, fever and weight loss. Furthermore, the physicians particularly check for cancer cells or any other malicious cells or infections by taking a biopsy of the swollen lymph node, because those particular tissues are like a hub in the body where any infectious parasitic cells or malicious cancer cells could be found due to their role in the immunity system of the body. In case of tonsils and some other lymph node swellings, the physicians prescribe surgery for the treatment.

As for the medicine for treatment, the prescription really depends on the underlying disease which is causing swollen glands, and is not offered to the patient unless all the diagnostic tests are carried out. However, in many cases, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines are prescribed to treat the infection. Pain killers are also frequently prescribed to curb the painful symptoms of the condition. Cool compresses may also be recommended to treat the swelling.