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Q: tender breast

asked by: kimberbee on July 14th, 2008

New User

im 28 years old and 7 weeks ago my breast became swollen and tender, I have taken 2 test and they were negative, but Im going on 2 months of the pain when touched, should I be conserned? Is this common? What should I do? Because the both are tender the odds of it being cancer is slim right?

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Sydney123456

replied on July 14th, 2008

Experienced User

Are you on any form of hormonal birth control (pills, for example)? This can cause tender breasts.

Do you have any lumps in the breast? Just tenderness is typically not a sign of cancer. IN VERY RARE CASES, a benign tumor but not malignant.

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