Could breast 苦痛 be 癌?

If you を煩う the 悲惨 of breast 苦痛 every month - or notice a dull ache when stretching in an ぎこちない position - you are not alone.

Breast 苦痛 - known as mastalgia - 影響する／感情s two out of three women at some point in their lives. For some, it appears as a 穏やかな niggle or dull ache. For others it can become so 厳しい the slightest knock is agony.

So what is breast 苦痛 and when should we worry?

によれば a 最近の 調査する by Dr Eleanor Clarke, 助言者 to the Breast 認識／意識性 （選挙などの）運動をする, one in twelve visits to a doctor are for breast 苦痛, but most are ありそうもない to lead to breast 癌.

Rather than 存在 one 条件, breast 苦痛 tends to 落ちる into two groups: cyclical and 非，不，無-cyclical. With cyclical 苦痛, breast tissue is very 極度の慎重さを要する to fluctuating levels of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone throughout the menstrual cycle, with 苦痛 arriving around one week before a period is 予定.

It is also thought that women who を煩う cyclical breast 苦痛 have low levels of gamolenic 酸性の (GLA) - fatty 酸性のs 設立する in our 団体／死体s which 影響する／感情s the way our 団体／死体s 答える／応じる to its own hormones 原因（となる）ing greater breast sensitivity.

Anyone can を煩う cyclical breast 苦痛, although it tends to 影響する／感情 those in their thirties. And, it doesn't 事柄 what size your breasts are - women with the smallest cup size can 苦しむ just as much as those with larger breasts.

非，不，無-cyclical 苦痛, on the other 手渡す, has さまざまな explanations. Women in their 早期に 行う／開催する／段階s of pregnancy often 報告（する）／憶測 aching breasts 予定 to hormonal changes.

Another symptom of 非，不，無-cyclical breast 苦痛 is inflammation of the 共同の between the 最高の，を越す rib and breastbone - a 共同の 条件 called Tietze's syndrome which can make the breast bone feel sore and tender.

非，不，無-cyclical 苦痛 can also be 原因（となる）d by breastfeeding. Nursing mothers often 報告（する）／憶測 tender hot 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs - or abscesses - when feeding, This is when milk 導管s in the breasts become 封鎖する d.

If you suddenly notice lumps in one or both breasts, don't panic. It could be a cyst - fluid-filled sacs in the breast tissue, often associated with 苦痛.

Although cysts can 自然に disappear, it's 価値（がある） 捜し出すing advice from your doctor who will draw off fluid using a needle which results in instant 救済. Once the fluid has gone, the cyst usually disappears.

On 最高の，を越す of this, some women get breast 苦痛 when they start hormone 交替／補充 therapy (HRT). This may be linked to the synthetic hormone progestogen, which is 追加するd for part of the cycle.

If you are worried about a lump, it is important to check it out. Breast 癌 is one of the most ありふれた 癌s の中で British women and there are 40,000 newly 診断するd 事例／患者s each year. However, deaths from breast 癌 have 減ずるd by one third over the last １０年間, thanks to breast 癌 審査.

It is important to realise that some women's breasts feel やめる lumpy 自然に, says Dr Eleanor Clarke. 'If you notice a 苦痛 or/and lump that is different in texture from the 残り／休憩（する） of your breast, 協議する your doctor who may 言及する you to a breast clinic.'

But, says Dr Clarke, nine out of ten women referred to a breast clinic do not have 癌. 'On the whole cancerous lumps tend to be やめる hard. In most 事例／患者s, lumps tend to be benign (非，不，無-cancerous) or a cyst - which can be easily 除去するd.'

'If the 苦痛 影響する／感情s both breasts, 特に if you are under 35 and the 苦痛 occurs before your period - or if both breasts feel the same and there is no lump - then 癌 is very ありそうもない.'

'Women's breasts 変化させる tremendously,' says Dr Eleanor Clarke. '捜し出す advice if a lump feels different, or if one breast looks fuller or more dimpled. Only you will be the best 裁判官 of that.'

Click below to discover how to 扱う／治療する cyclical and 非，不，無-cyclical breast 苦痛, and when to see a doctor