How do you manage moderate chest wall pain after breast radiation if imaging studies are normal?

Pain in the breast or chest wall due to RT-induced myositis or fibrosis is generally mild and responds to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and stretching exercises. However, one should first determine whether there is a cause of pain separate from RT effects. One of the common sources of such c...

Moderate pain in the chest wall is not rare, but fortunately not that common either.

1. Understanding the character of the pain (e.g., pleuritic vs. not), history of trauma, and associated symptoms (e.g., shortness of breath).
   1. One always wants to worry about common things that are unrelated to the RT ...