Jan
I have this science project i have to do and i need to know the awnser to can you live without your lymph nodes? I need a full detail answer so that i can make a good grade on a poster i have to make. I'm not doing so hott in science right now so the better grade i get well the better. I need to do better in science so you would help me a great deal if you answered my question. Thank you and God Bless.
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Yes and No.
Can you live if you have no lymph nodes? No
Can you live if you have some removed? Yes
Had a few in my neck removed for biopsy purposes…..still alive so yes. But as a whole they are vital to your health/life.
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no. you need them.
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No you cannot. You have hundreds of lymph nodes throughout your body. I believe there are over 50 of them above the collar bone. They work to fight infections in your body.
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no you cant survive because the are hundreds trough out yourbody and you need them all
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You can live without some of them.
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You have hundreds of lymph nodes, they are part of your immune system.
I had 21 lymph nodes removed from under my arm during breast cancer surgery and, though this doesn't happen to everyone who has some removed, I have lymphoedema as a result - a swollen arm because of a. build up of lymph fluid which cannot drain away properly because of the absence of lymph nodes.