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1. What was Kelly Corrigan doing when she discovered a lump in her breast?

Just before her 37th birthday, Kelly Corrigan found a suspicious lump in her breast. Her husband, Edward, was away on a business trip. When she discovered the lump, she was bathing with her two children Georgia, three, and Claire, one.

2. Who did Kelly call immediately after finding the lump in her breast and how did this person respond?

She panicked and called a close friend, Emily Birenbaum, who was a physician. Emily lived nearby and told Kelly to come right over. After checking the lump, Emily told Kelly that it was a bad sign because it was so hard but since Kelly was young, it probably was just a cyst. Emily promised to schedule a mammogram for Kelly in the next few days. When Edward called that night, Kelly told him about the lump. He was optimistic that it was just a cyst.

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