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

One new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines whether removing lymph nodes is always necessary in early breast cancer. Another in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a new approach to a type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ,

Two recent studies explore options for early-stage breast cancer patients to reduce surgery. One suggests active monitoring for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) might be as effective as surgery, while another questions the necessity of removing lymph nodes,

When a woman learns she has breast cancer , her reaction is often: take it out. Now doctors say that might not always be necessary.

Two recent studies suggest that some early breast cancer patients may skip certain surgeries, potentially reducing treatment burdens. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine questions the necessity of removing lymph nodes,