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I was sitting alone in a café when an unknown number called my phone.

I answered, and the voice at the other end said, "It's your doctor. Your breast scan showed a suspicious mass. You need a biopsy to confirm it's not cancer ."

My ears started to ring. Blood rushed to my cheeks.

It hadn't even been 24 hours since my breasts were squashed in a mammogram machine for the first time after going to the doctor about a lump .

I left that appointment with little concern because the ultrasound sonographer told me everything "looked fine". I walked out thinking, 'great, my boob

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