I have pain in my chest and now its moving on to the top of my breast I cant get into the doctor till friday so Im just seeing what anyone thinks it could be
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7/ 8/09 7:51pm
Hi Elysha - Unexplained pain is always scary, but it's almost certainly not breast cancer - breast cancer is nearly always painless. Please read our post on breast pain to see what it might be due to. And good luck Friday - PJH
7/ 9/09 3:08pm
Carolyn, it's true that sometimes breast cancer lumps can be painful. And inflammatory breast cancer is more often painful than not. But IN GENERAL, when women experience a pain in their breast, it's almost always due to some other cause - not breast cancer.
The rule of thumb always applies: any breast change that lasts longer than one menstrual cycle should be checked by a doctor. But if you have a pain in your breast, you shouldn't automatically stress over it and assume it's cancer; because, though the possibility exists - as you discovered, unfortunately - statistically speaking, a pain in your breast probably stems from some cause other than cancer. - PJH
9/22/09 7:37am
Breast cancer can be painful. I didn't think I had Breast Cancer because I had pain, it began as twinges and became more of a thumping, I knew something wasn't right. The Doc told me later the lump was close to the skin and I believe this is why I felt the pain. Go by instinct, I did and caught it early. Most important, feel where the pain is coming from and check for a lump. I am, however, postmenopausel.
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I disagree with this a lot! I had breast pain and because I had heard that breast cancer was NOT painful, I was not worried at all. I had great need to be worried - a week later I was diagnosed with stage 3 BC.
People need to stop the rumor that it is not painful. BC can have pain! This could cause a lot of people not to seek treatment when they need to seek it.