Rethinking Breast Cancer Surgery: New Studies Suggest Less Is More
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,
Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent active monitoring reported comparable physical, ...
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 ...
For patients with "good-risk" ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent breast-conserving surgery and did not receive ...
Active monitoring for low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) did not lead to a higher rate of ipsilateral invasive cancer ...
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Active monitoring for low-risk DCIS results in similar quality of life as standard treatmentPatients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent active monitoring reported comparable physical, emotional, and psychological outcomes to patients who received upfront treatment, ...
In this prespecified secondary analysis of the Comparing an Operation to Monitoring, With or Without Endocrine Therapy (COMET ...
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For patients with "good-risk" ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent breast- conserving surgery and did not receive radiotherapy, tamoxifen significantly decreased the risk of recurrence ...
Women with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ randomized to active monitoring did not have a higher rate of invasive cancer in the ...
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