WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Texas, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Medical experts say that makes early detection critical.

“Being able to detect breast cancer earlier can decrease the risk because most early-stage breast cancers can be surgically removed,” said Dr. Stella Amaechi, a medical oncologist with Baylor Scott & White. “Once the disease is more advanced, it’s harder to pursue curative treatment options.”

While national guidelines recommend women begin routine screenings at age 40, some cases appear earlier. For Aysha Brown, a 33-year-old wife, mother, and nurse, the diagnosis came as a shock.

“I found out earlier this year, in February, I had a lump in my breast,” Brown said. She expressed that her y

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