A major study of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - a breast condition that can become invasive cancer - has shown that surgery to remove the tissue followed by radiotherapy offers better ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Active monitoring for low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) did not lead to a higher rate of ipsilateral invasive cancer versus guideline-recommended treatment, the randomized COMET ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- When a woman gets a mammogram, doctors may see something that doesn’t look right. She could end up having a lumpectomy or a mastectomy without ever being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Women who opted for active surveillance (AS) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) had ipsilateral invasive breast cancer survival (iiBCS) similar to patients who had immediate surgery, a randomized ...

(HealthDay News) — Surgery for low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) does not significantly improve outcomes for patients, according to research that raises questions about the overuse of surgery ...

Pooled data from ten universities finds added benefit from radiation boost among patients with negative margins following breast-conserving surgery A supplemental "boost" of radiation improves local ...

In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012, file photo, a radiologist compares an image from earlier, 2-D technology mammogram to the new 3-D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis mammography in Wichita Falls, Texas. The ...

What to do about the non-invasive breast lesions called ductal carcinoma in situ, or "stage zero" cancer, is one of the hottest debates in breast cancer care. Because of more widespread screening, ...

The chance that a case of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) will recur locally in 10 years — either as DCIS or invasive cancer — might depend on the quality of the surgical procedure, new research ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Surgical management of ductal carcinoma in situ improved survival outcomes compared with non-operative ...

Leesburg, VA, February 8, 2023—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrafast (UF) MRI provides beneficial information that can be used in ...

Those aren’t words you want to hear from your doctor, especially when he’s called to report the results of a biopsy. I scrambled to find a quiet corner and my head began to throb as I listened. Ductal ...