Hi Alicia: It is not cancer until the fat woman sings (that would be the oncologist/pathologist). That said, my brother had the same symptoms - swollen lymph glands that did not respond to antibiotics. Given that you smoke, you are definitely at increased risk, later if not now. My brother was not a smoker. Please quit smoking immediately. If it isn't cancer (and there are plenty of people who have posted to this board who had something else, not cancer), you will benefit from not smoking. And if it is cancer, you will benefit from quiting too. Good luck!! - Candace