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Understanding ductal carcinoma in situ
Author(s) -
Morrow Monica
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990801)86:3<375::aid-cncr2>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - medicine , ductal carcinoma , radiation therapy , carcinoma in situ , breast cancer , oncology , carcinoma , in situ , disease , breast carcinoma , cancer , physics , meteorology
The risk of breast carcinoma–related death for women with ductal carcinoma in situ is low, regardless of histologic characteristics or method of treatment. Radiotherapy reduces the risk of disease recurrence in the breast, and awareness of the magnitude of benefit is useful in counseling patients regarding treatment. See also pages 429–38.