Cancer-free does not necessarily mean pain-free. Nearly 50 percent of breast cancer survivors live with chronic pain according to a recent Denmark study. Although a breast cancer survivor might breathe a sigh of relief, she might wince in pain. Usually, the pain after breast cancer treatment is a burning and/or shooting nerve pain felt in the arm pit (axilla), shoulder, arm, or chest wall. Typically this pain is called "Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome" which is a misnomer because this pain is...
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