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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
* Most common breast symptom leading to office visit | * Most common [[breast]] symptom leading to office visit | ||
* More common in premenopausal women | * More common in premenopausal women | ||
* Rarely a presenting symptom of cancer | * Rarely a presenting symptom of [[cancer]] | ||
*:* Study of women with known breast cancer: 7% presented with mastalgia alone | *:* Study of women with known breast cancer: 7% presented with mastalgia alone | ||
*:* Women referred for mammogram because of mastalgia: | *:* Women referred for [[mammogram]] because of mastalgia: | ||
*:*:* 0.4% had breast cancer (same as controls) | *:*:* 0.4% had [[breast cancer]] (same as controls) | ||
*:*:* 87% had normal mammogram | *:*:* 87% had normal mammogram | ||
*:*:* 9% had benign abnormalities | *:*:* 9% had benign abnormalities | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Epidemiology and Demographics
- Most common breast symptom leading to office visit
- More common in premenopausal women
- Rarely a presenting symptom of cancer
- Study of women with known breast cancer: 7% presented with mastalgia alone
- Women referred for mammogram because of mastalgia:
- 0.4% had breast cancer (same as controls)
- 87% had normal mammogram
- 9% had benign abnormalities