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Breast Pain Clinics
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Breast pain alone is not a symptom of cancer (NICE guidelines NG12, 2015) and patients don't need to be automatically referred on an urgent suspected cancer (USC) pathway. Breast pain clinics support these patients.
Breast pain clinics provide patients with a consultation and physical assessment. Patients will be given advice and information on symptom management.
Patients with any breast abnormalities will be upgraded to a suspected breast cancer pathway.
To manage at risk patients, complete a breast family history risk assessment, and make an onward referral if required.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusions
- aged 16+
- breast pain
- no other breast and axilla related signs or symptoms (such as lumps, nipple discharge)
Exclusions
- any clinical signs requiring a referral to an urgent suspected cancer breast clinic
- past personal medical history of breast cancer
- patient has implants
- male patients
- pregnant patients
How to Refer
EMIS form
Referral methods: e-RS
Referrals should made using the Breast Pain proforma NCL referral form.
How to find service on e-RS
- Specialty: 2WW
- Clinic type: 2WW Breast
- Services:
- Breast Pain Symptomatic – Edgware Community Hospital
- Breast Pain Symptomatic – Finchley Memorial Hospital
- Breast Pain Symptomatic – James Wigg Group Practice
- Suspected Cancer: Breast Pain Triage Clinic, Whittington Health
For the UCLH clinic
- Specialty: Surgery – Breast
- Clinic type: Mastalgia (Breast Pain)
- Service: Breast Pain Symptomatic – UCLH
Where to find the form
- NCL Global Documents > Urgent Suspected Cancer (formerly 2WW)
Locations
Bounds Green Health Centre (WH)
Edgware Community Hospital (RFL)
Finchley Memorial Hospital (RFL)
James Wigg Practice (RFL)
University College London Hospital
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