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Skip Surgery for DCIS in Favor of Active Monitoring?

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 ...
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As Prescribed: Rethinking surgery as the top option for DCIS patients

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – Right now, the standard treatment for patients with DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ) – a condition that looks like breast cancer – is surgery. UCSF breast surgeon Dr. Laura ...
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New Duke study could mean fewer with early-stage breast cancer would face surgery, radiation

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 ...
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Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest

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 ...
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Low-risk DCIS patients may safely skip radiotherapy after surgery, study finds

Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who skipped adjuvant radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery had comparable five-year outcomes to those with high-risk DCIS who received ...
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The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients undergoing mastectomy for DCIS.

A prospective decision impact study to evaluate the utility of the Oncotype DX Breast DCIS score assay in selecting patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) following breast conservation surgery ...