You may find as you are worrying about this BC with your mother, you will be more aware of the breast pain than ever, I myself experienced this, I am not saying its not real because IT IS, but during the time my mother was going through the Breast Cancer, these problems were so noticable, now that I am more relaxed and have had my first mammogram CLEARED, I no longer seem to be having the problem. The mind is a very powerful thing.

Our hormones are continually changing, and things we did not experience before we now do, mine are going haywire at my age, and everything is continually changing for me.

There does seem to be a link between taking the contraceptive pill for more than ten yrs, and BC, if you have a family history, you should choose the lower estrogen type pills, I believe, of course your health provider is the best one to ask about this, but luckies4me, you are young and if it turns out to be BC, then you should ask about this with your doctor.

Of course nothing has been proved with these links 100 per cent yet, but I strongly believe there could be a connection, my own mother was on CPill for over ten yrs, and in those days, the pills were not as good as today, pretty potent stuff.

I think the Bra link has not been proved enough to warrant me going bra-less yet.!!

A lot of women experience Breast Pain, and that can be quite normal, so don't worry too much, its is often just cyclic as you mention.

My mother has fibrocystic breasts, but in actual fact the breast that did not have the cancer always gave her pain, the other was painfree.

Hope this all helps, to re-assure you, and let us know when your mother finds out her results.