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“Stage Zero” Breast Cancer: What’s the Optimal Treatment for DCIS?

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From: cuimc.columbia.edu Before the advent of routine mammography, DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) was rarely detected. But today, DCIS accounts for 20% of breast cancer diagnoses and would be the fifth most common cancer in women if classified independently. Often called “stage zero breast cancer,” DCIS growths are confined to the inside of the breast’s milk ducts, and many never …

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Women treated for early-stage breast cancer may develop invasive breast cancer

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Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network From: news-medical.net New research in the November 2019 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network examines the implications of invasive breast cancer after breast-conserving treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (aka DCIS, a form of non-invasive breast cancer) and which factors could impact overall survival. The findings can help patients with decision-making for …

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Delayed surgery linked to progression, worse outcomes in ductal carcinoma in situ

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By: Ward WH, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 From: healio.com Delays to surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ appeared associated with increased risk for progression to invasive disease and worse survival outcomes, according to findings published in Annals of Surgical Oncology. “Delays in treatment time matter in DCIS, although the outcome decrease due to delays is small. As the …

New test identifies aggressive form of breast cancer

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By: Kristen Jordan Shamus From: freep.com A University of Michigan researcher has invented a technology that can take some of the guesswork out of whether one form of early breast cancer is aggressive and likely to metastasize. Dr. Howard Petty, a cancer survivor himself, came up with an imaging technology called Biomarker Ratio Imaging Microscopy — or BRIM — that highlights …

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Early-Stage Breast Condition May Not Require Cancer Treatment

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By GINA KOLATA From: nytimes.com As many as 60,000 American women each year are told they have a very early stage of breast cancer — Stage 0, as it is commonly known — a possible precursor to what could be a deadly tumor. And almost every one of the women has either a lumpectomy or a mastectomy, and often a …