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Stabbing Pain On Shoulder Pain. What This May Be? Cancer?

Hi Doctor , I am a fit and healthy 59yr old female but today when I went to hang a light weight picture on my wall I got a stabbing pain ijust right of my shoulder pain and it is hard to take a big breath without the pain stabbing me hence my breathing only a little restricted but other wise it remains as a dull type of pain, I know nothing I have done today could have caused this in a physical way. I would ask if I should see a Doctor tomorrow or some ideas of what this may be? I am terribly scared it may be cancer as I it is in my family and I gave up smoking a year ago. Thank you. Yvonne
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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Hi.This is unlikely to be a cancer pain.Since its a shoulder pain this could be related to cardiac origin (associated with difficulty in breathing) though its not a common presentation.Cardiac chest pain is typically left sided with pain in the chest, radiating to right border of arm,forearm with breathlessness etc.I suggest to meet your doctor and rule out this possibility with help of EKG/ECG etc.Hope this helps.Take care.
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Stabbing Pain On Shoulder Pain. What This May Be? Cancer?

Hi.This is unlikely to be a cancer pain.Since its a shoulder pain this could be related to cardiac origin (associated with difficulty in breathing) though its not a common presentation.Cardiac chest pain is typically left sided with pain in the chest, radiating to right border of arm,forearm with breathlessness etc.I suggest to meet your doctor and rule out this possibility with help of EKG/ECG etc.Hope this helps.Take care.