A woman with DCIS is typically treated with breast conserving surgery, or lumpectomy, where the surgeon removes the tumor ...

B reast cancer is not a single disease but multiple ones, each carrying varying degrees of risk for endangering women’s ...

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

The first study comparing surgery to active monitoring as treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) finds women who carefully monitor the precancerous cells are no more likely to develop breast ...

Women with Stage 0 breast cancer who got biannual mammograms and delayed surgery for two years fared as well as those who got immediate surgery.

For patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), active monitoring (AM) is noninferior to guideline-concordant care (GCC) ...

Research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium suggests women with early-stage breast cancer could safely ...

The research, published in JAMA, suggests that active monitoring could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for low-risk patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), known as stage zero ...

Women with a type of low-risk cancer might not have to rush aggressive treatment, doctors say.

Two studies suggest that early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, including lymph node removal, and ...

Howe, who has never been a fan of the spotlight, went public with her breast cancer diagnosis to bring awareness and raise funds for a cure.

Two recent studies explore options for early-stage breast cancer patients to reduce surgery. One suggests active monitoring ...