Andrea de Armas was 26 and about to start physician assistant school when she felt a lump in her breast while showering. It was not painful, and she had no known family history of breast cancer, but a biopsy showed invasive ductal carcinoma, and genetic testing later found an inherited PALB2 mutation, according to Baptist Health's account of her case.
Her story, featured by CBS News, shows why a new lump deserves evaluation at any age. She told CBS she felt her concerns were dismissed at first, until a radiologist reviewing her ultrasound recommended an immediate biopsy.
