Open AccessNutritional Supplement Management of Breast Pain
Author(s) -
Valentina Bonev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nutrition and food science international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-767X
DOI - 10.19080/nfsij.2021.11.555802
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , distress , anxiety , breast pain , quality of life (healthcare) , population , cancer , gynecology , psychiatry , environmental health , clinical psychology , nursing
Breast pain, also known as mastalgia or mastodynia, is a common symptom that affects 70% of women during their lifetime [1]. It can impact quality of life and cause anxiety and distress for the patient [2]. Patients are most concerned about breast cancer as the cause of the pain [2]. Fortunately, the pain is rarely associated with breast cancer; it has been reported in only up to 7% of breast cancer patients in one population-based study.