AFRO Health | Breast Cancer Q&A

Not necessarily! Some patients experience breast pain, but not all. Pathologically, chest pain will occur if breast cancer cells touch on the nerve(s). On the contrary, there will be no pain if the cancer cells do not touch the nerve.

In addition, chest pain does not necessarily mean breast cancer. Breast pain may also occur in case of hormone changes before or after menstruation, benign breast hyperplasia or breast fibroids. Some of them can heal on their own so you don’t need to be over-worried about breast pain. Yet, it does not mean you can completely ignore the pain as some breast diseases can develop to serious diseases.

Breast Cancer FAQ