Chest Wall Pain Estimates indicate ninety percent of women experience some degree of breast pain at some point in their life. Breast pain is not a specific marker for cancer and most commonly is caused by some of the reasons mentioned earlier. This pain may be uncomfortable and disconcerting, but is manageable. Hopefully, this information sheet will be helpful and provide some assistance in your management of breast pain.
Occasionally, pain in the chest wall, also known as musculoskeletal pain, can imitate breast pain. Any new physical activity can bring on muscle soreness, another cause of musculoskeletal pain. Women are prone to developing costochondritis (inflammation of the rib cartilage around the breast bone). Anti-inflammatory medication such as ibuprofen, Motrin, or Advil can be helpful if the pain is severe.
