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

TL;DR

Andrea de Armas, 26, was initially dismissed by an ultrasound technician who doubted her concerns about a breast lump.
A subsequent biopsy confirmed breast cancer, and De Armas began treatment shortly before starting physician assistant school.
She managed to balance her studies and chemotherapy, undergoing a lumpectomy, bilateral mastectomy, and reconstruction.
De Armas graduated and is now a practicing physician assistant, cancer-free but on hormone therapy.
She hopes her story encourages young women to advocate for themselves and trust their health concerns.

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