They encouraged widespread patient education regarding vaccine-induced lymph swelling, as it could easily be mistaken as a sign of malignancy.
Authors of the study, published in RSNA, stated: “When vaccines are administered, side effects such as axillary swelling should be highlighted and normalised as an immune response initiated by the vaccine.
“News media outlets should spread awareness to educate the public regarding this side effect to minimise patient anxiety.”
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Doctor Dean explained: “While the COVID-19 vaccine appears to only cause swelling on one side, swelling in lymph nodes on both sides of the body is not necessarily a sign of cancer.
“You see general lymph node enlargement under the arms, in the chest or groin, with something like lymphoma. But there are other reasons you’d see that too, which are less serious than cancer.”
Source: Daily Express
