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A 26-year-old felt her concerns were being dismissed. Then she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

A 26-year-old felt her concerns were being dismissed. Then she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Andrea de Armas knew the ultrasound technician thought she was overreacting. De Armas was 26. She had no known family history of breast cancer. But she had found a lump in her breast. Before beginning a rigorous program to train as a physician assistant, she wanted to get it checked out. Being that

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