Breast pain
How common is breast pain?
Breast pain is common. It tends to affect women aged 30 to 50.
About 7 in 10 women get breast pain at some point in their life.
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2 In one study, most women who saw a doctor because of a problem with their breasts, did so because of breast pain.
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Source:
Gately CA, Mansel RE.
Management of the painful and nodular breast.
British Medical Bulletin. 1991; 47: 284-294.
Gately CA, Mansel RE.
Management of the painful and nodular breast.
British Medical Bulletin. 1991; 47: 284-294.
Source:
Ader DN, Shriver CD.
Cyclical mastalgia: prevalence and impact in an outpatient breast clinic sample.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1997; 185: 466-470.
Ader DN, Shriver CD.
Cyclical mastalgia: prevalence and impact in an outpatient breast clinic sample.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1997; 185: 466-470.
Source:
Barton MB, Elmore JG, Fletcher SW.
Breast symptoms among women enrolled in a health maintenance organization: frequency, evaluation and outcome.
Annals of Internal Medicine. 1999; 130: 651-657.
Barton MB, Elmore JG, Fletcher SW.
Breast symptoms among women enrolled in a health maintenance organization: frequency, evaluation and outcome.
Annals of Internal Medicine. 1999; 130: 651-657.
Sources for the information on this page:
- Gately CA, Mansel RE.Management of the painful and nodular breast.British Medical Bulletin. 1991; 47: 284-294.
- Ader DN, Shriver CD.Cyclical mastalgia: prevalence and impact in an outpatient breast clinic sample.Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1997; 185: 466-470.
- Barton MB, Elmore JG, Fletcher SW.Breast symptoms among women enrolled in a health maintenance organization: frequency, evaluation and outcome.Annals of Internal Medicine. 1999; 130: 651-657.
This information was last updated on Feb 05, 2009
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