At present, the surgical methods for operable breast cancer include local tumor resection, conservative breast surgery, and total breast mastectomy. A large number of prospective studies have confirmed that local resection alon...
Current Treatment Options in OncologyBijker N, Donker M,Wesseling J, den Heeten GJ, Rutgers EJ (2013) Is DCIS breast cancer, and how do I treat it? Curr Treat Options Oncol 14:75-87. doi:10.1007/s11864-012-0217-1Bijker N;Donker M;Wesseling J;.Is DCIS breast cancer,and how do I ...
At present, the surgical methods for operable breast cancer include local tumor resection, conservative breast surgery, and total breast mastectomy. A large number of prospective studies have confirmed that local resection alone is not sufficient for the treatment of DCIS, and subsequent local radiother...
cancer care options likely to have the best results 9 Based on treatment guidelines used by health care providers worldwide 9 Designed to help you discuss cancer treatment with your doctors NCCN Guidelines for Patients® Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Breast Cancer, 2022 1 Ductal Carcinoma In Situ ...
Most people with IDC have surgery to remove the cancer. The treatment options are usually: Lumpectomy.The surgeon only removes the tumor and a bit of the tissue around it to help make sure all the cancer cells have been removed. You might hear it called breast-conserving surgery ...
Options: Mastectomy, wide-excision breast-conserving surgery (BCS) plus radiotherapy or BCS alone. Outcomes: Overall survival, local recurrence, cosmesis, complications of therapy. Evidence: Review of English-language literature published between 1976 and April 2001, identified through MEDLINE and ...
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Treatment Options for Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer or DCISAbbreviations: DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ; ER = estrogen receptor; HER2 = Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; LVI = lymphovascular invasion; PBI = partial breast irradiation; ...
DCIS, or Stage 0 breast cancer, represents 20 – 25% of breast cancer diagnoses in the US according to the National Institutes of Health. Current treatment options for DCIS include mastectomy or breast conserving surgery (BCS) with or w...
But, the connection between prostate and breast cancer over-screening is not made. (In fact, the prostate cancer docs make a point to distinguish the two cancer types.) While I wish they’d commented on DCIS and over-screening/ over-treatment for breast cancer, I think there are lessons ...
My heart sank, my head spun and my gut knew… The “standard of care” treatment options offered to me following a diagnosis of DCIS didn’t feel right. My intuition led me on a highly motivated journey of investigation. With all the breast cancer awareness, pink campaigns and races for ...