Mastalgia
Introduction
Breast pain, also called mastalgia, affects most women at some point.
The pain may be felt as heaviness or soreness, or a stabbing or burning sensation. It can be felt in any part of the breast andmay spread tonearby areas too.
Many womenworrythat breast pain may be a sign of a serious condition such as Breast cancer , but pain by itself is rarely asign of cancer.
This page summarises some of the possible causes of breast pain and offers advice on when to see your GP .
Medically Reviewed by a doctor on 13 Oct 2016
Introduction
Find out about common causes of breast pain and when to see your GP.
Causes of breast pain
Causes of breast pain include: period-related hormone changes pregnancy breast lumps mastitis an abscess an injury breastfeeding problems medication breast cancer (althoug
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