Woman Thought Lump Was Symptom of Miscarriage, but It Was Breast Cancer

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Reshu Basnyat found a lump in her breast but assumed it was a "hormonal change" from a recent miscarriage

However, she later learned that the lump was an aggressive form of breast cancer

At the time of her cancer diagnosis, she was pregnant with her son and immediately began treatment

In early 2023, Reshu Basnyat found a lump in her breast, but she wasn't worried that it was anything alarming.

The then-33-year-old had recently experienced an early miscarriage, according to Australian outlet 9Honey , and assumed the lump — which she said was "deep inside" her breast — was simply a "hormonal change" from the miscarriage. "That was the only thing that was on my mind," she said of her initial assumption.

Basnyat, now 35, ignored the lump, thinking it would go away on its o