A diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, often comes as a surprise during a routine mammogram. While the news is understandably taxing, it is important to remember that DCIS is a noninvasive, ...

Confusion exists among women with a new diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ and their physicians regarding choice of treatment. The press has accused the medical community of overtreatment and found ...

Relationship Between Potentially Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Second Primary Contralateral Breast Cancer Among Women Diagnosed With Estrogen Receptor–Positive Invasive Breast Cancer ...

A new technique enables doctors to directly examine the lining of milk ducts in the breast for early signs of cancer and other abnormalities, according to research at Washington University School of ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Terminal duct excision is the procedure of choice in the ...

They also would examine the ducts after breast removal to look for changes in the tissue and its effect on precancerous lesions. Study co-authors were Guannan Wang, Alok Kumar, Preethi Korangath, ...

Our study population consisted of 83 females and 87 core biopsies with four of our patients having two biopsies each. The age ranged from 37 to 88 years with a mean age of 55 years. Fifty cases were ...

Delivering a targeted immunotoxin into breast ducts via openings in the nipple wiped out all visible and invisible precancerous lesions in laboratory studies of very early stage breast cancers.