Open AccessSymptomatic Breast Cancers and Why Breast Pain May not Always Need Clinical Review
Author(s) -
Nicola Cook,
Jeremy Batt,
Clare Fowler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
meme sağlığı dergisi/meme sağlığı dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1306-0953
pISSN - 1306-0945
DOI - 10.5152/ejbh.2020.5730
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , breast pain , mammography , asymptomatic , medical diagnosis , nipple discharge , cancer , physical examination , etiology , radiology
Breast pain contributes a heavy burden to the symptomatic breast clinic, accounting for a large number of referrals due to patient/clinician subjective anxiety and unclear aetiology. We assess the link between breast pain and cancer with a view to easing the demand on breast services.