(HealthDay)—Treatment with lumpectomy and radiotherapy is associated with a reduction in breast cancer mortality versus lumpectomy or mastectomy alone among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ ...

A biosignature tool helps women avoid unnecessary radiotherapy after undergoing lumpectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) ― and also identifies women who need more intense treatment. The ...

March 23, 2011 — Long-term results from 2 large trials of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have shown that these women have an excellent prognosis and are more likely to die from other causes than from ...

Women with ductal carcinoma in situ -- DCIS -- who later develop invasive breast cancer in the same breast are at higher risk of dying from breast cancer than those who do not develop invasive disease ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover cancer science, treatments and attitudes. What’s controversial about DCIS is whether or not it should be considered ...

Women with a localized type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ who are treated by breast-conserving or lumpectomy surgery with radiation therapy and tamoxifen fare better in the ...

Pooled data from ten universities finds added benefit from radiation boost among patients with negative margins following breast-conserving surgery A supplemental "boost" of radiation improves local ...

A new clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group addresses questions about the over-treatment of DCIS breast cancer; unnecessary mastecomies and overuse of radiation therapy are at issue ...

Patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are often treated with radiation after lumpectomy, although it has remained unclear whether this can reduce the risk of dying from this noninvasive form ...

Sandie Walters’ breast cancer was diagnosed in 2007 during a routine screening mammogram, and soon after, the 58-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich., woman was sitting in a surgeon’s office. His ...

In women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) lumpectomy plus radiation was linked with a small clinical benefit in lowered risk of breast cancer death compared with lumpectomy or mastectomy alone, ...

A long-term follow up analysis of the NRG-RTOG 9804 randomized trial has shown that breast radiation following lumpectomy significantly reduces incidence of ipsilateral breast recurrence (IBR) for ...