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Musician Thought She Had a Muscle Strain from Playing the Bagpipes. What She Learned Next Put Her 'Mind in a Spin'

Musician Thought She Had a Muscle Strain from Playing the Bagpipes. What She Learned Next Put Her 'Mind in a Spin'
health10/17/2025

Scottish bagpiper Julie Brinklow assumed the swelling in her chest was just a “bigger muscle” from playing the bagpipes

NEED TO KNOW Julie Brinklow, a prominent bagpiper from Scotland, dismissed “bigger muscle” in her right breast as a side effect of playing the bagpipes When her partner insisted she go to the doctor, she was told she had breast cancer — and underwent... [3023 chars]