(BPT) - Adrianne Jouet will never forget the sound: "Huh."
It was just one syllable from the mammogram technician, but in that moment, the 42-year-old mother of three knew something was wrong. When the tech started an ultrasound, Jouet immediately saw it too—a mass on the screen.
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