Is DCIS a type of cancer? This is actually a controversial topic, partly due to the language. It has the word “carcinoma” in the name, and it is classified as stage 0 cancer. DCIS refers to abnormal ...

A diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) might seem reassuring compared to invasive breast cancer, but recent research paints a more nuanced picture about this condition that affects roughly ...

A newly released study is challenging the way doctors commonly treat patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), known as stage zero breast cancer. DCIS cancer cells are confined inside a milk duct ...

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a heterogeneous disease with multiple treatment options including breast-conserving surgery, the option of addition of radiation, and adjuvant endocrine therapy.

DCIS is a pre-invasive breast cancer condition with uncertain progression, often leading to aggressive treatment despite its "stage 0" classification. The lack of definitive guidance for DCIS ...

NEW ORLEANS -- A search for biomarkers to predict recurrence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) instead showed that a substantial fraction of recurrences had genetically distinct features from the ...

SAN ANTONIO – For patients with “good-risk” ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent breast- conserving surgery and did not receive radiotherapy, tamoxifen significantly decreased the risk of ...

A new study led by the global Cancer Grand Challenges PRECISION team, including researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shifts the long-held belief that all invasive breast ...

This new study focused on the patient perspective following a diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive type of breast cancer also referred to as stage 0 or pre-cancer, as well as ...

In the 2 decades following their diagnosis for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), women in a study out of England demonstrated a greater risk of invasive breast cancer and mortality compared with the ...