Women diagnosed with DCIS face a threefold higher risk of breast cancer mortality. Learn the warning signs, treatment options and monitoring strategies.

Radiation is often given for DCIS, after lumpectomy. But that carries toxicity and risk, which is one of the reasons that some women choose, and some doctors recommend, mastectomy.

Cancer cells possess a remarkable quality called plasticity. This means they can change their form. This ability helps them survive and spread. Cancer cells act like young cells. They can adapt to ...

What’s the most effective treatment for DCIS? Surgery is typically the first treatment for DCIS, and it is very effective. There are two types of surgery used for DCIS. The less-invasive option is a ...

Currently, most cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are treated with the standard of lumpectomy plus radiotherapy. But is it all necessary with such a very low death rate at 20 years?

Women with the non-invasive form of breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are more likely to have a disease recurrence after treatment consisting of lumpectomy alone if: their lesion ...

As doctors seek better understanding of DCIS, clinical trial focusing on surveillance enrolls affected breast cancer patients.

DCIS, known as stage 0 breast cancer, affect the cells lining the milk ducts but has not spread outside the breast.

Have you ever heard about a cancer that is "in situ"? There's a reason why it's called that -- and why it's the kind of ...

What treatment will you need for noninvasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)? Will you need surgery? What happens after surgery?

Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) breast cancers are types that start in the milk ducts. Learn more about diagnosis and treatment options.