Although further research is needed, caffeine intake is linked to breast lesions and breast pain. Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance found in plants such as coffee, cocoa and tea leaves. Synthetically manufactured caffeine is added to...
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is an aggressive malignancy that metastasizes rapidly. According to the American Cancer Society, inflammatory breast cancer is rare in that it is responsible for approximately 1 percent of all diagnosed breast...
Most women experience varying degrees of breast soreness at some point during their lives. The quality of the pain may be sharp or dull, throbbing or aching, and it may affect only one breast or both. Often linked to hormonal fluctuations, breast...
Most women experience breast pain and tenderness from time to time. It can be a sharp pain, a dull ache or simply extreme tenderness. Breast pain is typically associated with the premenstrual period, but other factors can contribute its cause,...
The warm, moist environment you create when you snuggle your baby for breastfeeding is the perfect breeding ground for yeast, which is why so many nursing babies develop the harmless oral yeast infection known as thrush. Thrush is not serious and...
Breastfeeding is the best nutrition you can provide your baby. Sometimes breastfeeding can cause you challenges as the milk supply is being established. Shooting pain is one of the symptoms that you might need to work through, early in...
Axillary radiation treatment is often used in the treatment of breast cancer. The axillary lymph nodes are tiny organs located close to the breasts that are involved in the immune response. Because of this close proximity to the breasts, cancer in...
Candida albicans is a fungal infestation in your mouth that causes a condition known as oral thrush. The Mayo Clinic reports that it generally is not serious unless your immune system already is impaired by a disease such as HIV, or by medications...
If you are experiencing any type of pain or discomfort in your abdomen, it could be an indication of a lower stomach problem. The stomach is between the small intestine and esophagus. You might experience lower stomach problems because of...
