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Article: Breast pain as the only presenting symptom is rarely associated with cancer.
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- Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
- Article date:
- April 25, 2004
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2004 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rarely is breast pain the sole presenting symptom associated with breast cancer, researchers report.
According to recent research published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, "Pain is one of the most common breast symptoms experienced by women. It can be severe enough to interfere with usual daily activities, but the etiology and optimal treatment remain undefined.
"Breast pain is typically approached according to its classification as cyclic mastalgia, noncyclic mastalgia, and extramammary (nonbreast) pain. Cyclic mastalgia is breast pain that has a clear relationship to the menstrual cycle. Noncyclic ...