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 ...
The hormone therapy tamoxifen can keep cancer from recurring in women with DCIS Tamoxifen following lumpectomy reduced risk of recurrence 44% to 51% Tamoxifen blocks estrogen receptors in cancer cells ...
Actress Danielle Fishel shared her breast cancer diagnosis this week, revealing on Monday’s episode of her podcast, “Pod Meets World,” that she is being treated for ductal carcinoma in situ. “It is ...
Breast cancer is not a single disease but multiple ones, each carrying varying degrees of risk for endangering women’s health. In recent years, many researchers have been focused on DCIS: ductal ...
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 ...
A polygenic risk score (PRS) may help identify women who are at a greater risk of developing a future breast cancer after treatment for in situ breast disease, a retrospective study suggests. The ...
Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, according to two studies exploring ways to lessen treatment burdens. One new study, published in the New England Journal of ...