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Are tender breasts a symptom of breast cancer?
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Generally no: Localized tenderness that persist beyond a period or two and is associated with some change in breast texture is more worrisome.
Answered 4/25/2014
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Pain not specific: Breast pain is not specific for breast cancer. Many time breast cancer is not painful at all. Breast pain could be indicative of almost anything - abscess, cyst, mastitis, muscle strain... See your doctor to be evaluated properly.
Answered 9/29/2016
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