Why women with low risk of DCIS may not need surgery

Mastectomy involves removal of the whole breast and is usually recommended if the DCIS affects a large area of the breast, if it has not been possible to get a ...

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Surgery is the first step to treat DCIS. It removes the abnormal tissue from the breast. It's the main treatment for DCIS, but you may also have other ...

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by ES Hwang · 2010 · Cited by 51 — Although mastectomy is the most invasive surgical treatment for DCIS, it remains the gold standard for long-term locoregional control. Mastectomy is the ...

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Simple mastectomy (removal of the entire breast) may be needed if the area of DCIS is very large, if the breast has several separate areas of DCIS in different ...

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A Danish study also found that women with DCIS who were treated with mastectomy had lower rates of invasive breast cancer in that breast than ...

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Mastectomy involves removal of the whole breast and is usually recommended if the DCIS affects a large area of the breast, if it has not been possible to get a ...

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Treatment for DCIS aims to help prevent invasive breast cancer from developing and DCIS from coming back in the breast.

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Getting a double mastectomy for DCIS followed by an immediate reconstruction means you never have to know a time without having breasts.

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Although ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast is often contained, it can transform into invasive cancer. Mastectomy may not be the ...

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