'I'm a doctor and these are breast cancer red flags you shouldn't ignore'

Dr Sooj claims that breast cancer and breast pain are often unlinked (Image: Getty) Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women across the UK. So, it makes sense that pain in your chest area can seem quite alarming, as many people fear they've developed the cell-mutating disease. However, one doctor claims this often isn't the case, with breast pain and cancer symptoms sometimes quite different.

Dr Sooj - an NHS GP and A&E doctor - took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the @doctorsooj account . "Lots of women have breast pain but, is it really a sign of cancer?" he asked. "Breast pain is very common and breast cancer is also very common so, many women can experience the two things together even though they're not directly linked.

There have also been studies which show that breast pain alone does not increase your risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer." function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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