Question 1

dull ache pain on bottom of shoulder blade but internally. deeper that just bottom of shoulder blade? lung cancer or what!?

Accepted Answer

Lung cancer unlikely: Lung cancer will be extremely rare in 26 year old female, though not entirely impossible. I suggest you see a doctor in office to get a physical exam and have your shoulder pain evaluated. If persists or disabling, may get an imaging study.

Question 2

i've had discomfort in the left shoulder blade area for a month and google says that it is lung cancer.. do you have any ideas?

Accepted Answer

Be seen: It could be a great many things.  See your physician for an examination, and xray.

Question 3

tingling on and off near left shoulder blade. i googled it which one should never do! lung cancer was even listed as a cause! i'm 32. no injury. ?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: More likely muscle/ligament. Little heat/massage/ NSAID/ strechig will help. Depending on duration......smoking hx, asbestus /chemical exposure....other things can be considered. Neck spine/nerve will be responsible if you had MVA/ whip lass.

Question 4

i'm 32 smoker.left shoulder blade pain it aches + twitches i've had it about a week onand off but last 2 days constant.worried lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Tic: Lung cancer is painless. So that's not it. You are describing an nervous tic that has more to do with fear than fact.  If you can consider cessation-that would be good but it will not stop your apprehension for at least 5 years.  Consider Yoga, or some other calming activity.  Exercise helps almost everything.Be sure it is safe for you and the go for it!

Question 5

i have back pain around my shoulder blade and have slight shortness of breath.  i'm a 36 year old occasional smoker. could i have lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Certainly is a: possibility but there are also a number of other things that could give you these symptoms that are much less serious. The only way to know for certain is to have a health care professional  evaluate you. Make an appointment today to get checked out.

Question 6

pain on touch on rt shoulder blade and when i bend my neck ~ 2 months. chest ct clear, seldom pain in rt shoulder also. am a smoker,  lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: Not likely lung cancer. Sounds like muscle-skeletal pain, ie muscle sprain. If it persists for a few weeks then it warrants a doctor visit. Your ct scan is normal so this is less likely lung cancer. Lung cancer doesn't make you hurt upon touch. Smokers have a 20 fold risk of getting lung cancer. But that risk goes down significantly if they quit for about 5 years.

Question 7

can mid back pain specially under right shoulder blade pain (dull ache) cause chest discomfort? right lung cancer ?

Accepted Answer

Back shoulder pain: at 26 years old. Pain in right shoulder area is most likely not related to lung cancer. Absent trauma, it can easily be referred pain from gallbladder disease.

Question 8

pain in right shoulder blade. circular motion with head cause pain in neck when i go to the right. heart attack, lung cancer or just muscle sore?

Accepted Answer

Or pinched nerve : Sholde pain with neck motion  can be a pinched c5nerve root pain shoulder pain with neck extension is called spurlings maneuver usually a bone spur or disc herniation at c45 something to consider see a doctor physical exam very well could be a sore muscle esp if tender to palpation

Question 9

pain abve lft brest hand fngrs 
shoulder blade.chst ct 8 mnth ok.xray lst mnth ok.heart ok.mild cough,no weez.mild dyspnea.muscl? gi? lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Rule out nerve pain: If it's not cardiac related and you didn't have a recent trauma it is probably not a malignancy I wouldn't worry about tumor with this presentation I am concerned that you have an impingement of a nerve or  the major nerve network (brachioplexus ) which is a network of nerves into the arm shoulder another possibility is that you have a pinched nerve  or vertebral problem in your neck

Question 10

what does shoulder pain with lung cancer feel like?

Accepted Answer

Depends: A "pancoast tumor" is a type of lung cancer in the upper lungs that can initially present with shoulder pain.  This type is pain is typically described as a deep pain, that is constant and not relieved by medications, exercise or therapy.  A chest xray and/or ct scan is the appropriate radiographic test to evaluate this concern.

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Dull ache pain on bottom of shoulder blade but internally. deeper that just bottom of shoulder blade? lung cancer or what!?

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I've had discomfort in the left shoulder blade area for a month and google says that it is lung cancer.. do you have any ideas?

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Tingling on and off near left shoulder blade. i googled it which one should never do! lung cancer was even listed as a cause! i'm 32. no injury. ?

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I'm 32 smoker.left shoulder blade pain it aches + twitches i've had it about a week onand off but last 2 days constant.worried lung cancer?

A member asked:

I have back pain around my shoulder blade and have slight shortness of breath. i'm a 36 year old occasional smoker. could i have lung cancer?

A member asked:

Pain on touch on rt shoulder blade and when i bend my neck ~ 2 months. chest ct clear, seldom pain in rt shoulder also. am a smoker, lung cancer?

A member asked:

Can mid back pain specially under right shoulder blade pain (dull ache) cause chest discomfort? right lung cancer ?

A member asked:

Pain in right shoulder blade. circular motion with head cause pain in neck when i go to the right. heart attack, lung cancer or just muscle sore?

A member asked:

Pain abve lft brest hand fngrs shoulder blade.chst ct 8 mnth ok.xray lst mnth ok.heart ok.mild cough,no weez.mild dyspnea.muscl? gi? lung cancer?

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What does shoulder pain with lung cancer feel like?

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