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The molecular journey from ductal carcinoma in situ to invasive breast cancer
Author(s) -
Wiechmann Lisa,
Kuerer Henry M.
Publication year - 2008
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/cncr.23430
Subject(s) - ductal carcinoma , medicine , breast cancer , oncology , cancer , carcinoma in situ , invasive ductal carcinoma , mammary gland , pathology
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) accounts for approximately 20% of mammographically detected breast cancers. DCIS can recur or progress to invasive breast cancer, but the ability to predict the outcome of patients with DCIS remains limited, leading to inappropriate treatment choices. To the authors' knowledge to date, the hunt for molecular prognostic markers for DCIS has been unsuccessful. Emerging technologies, however, are shedding new light on the biologic course of DCIS. In the current study, the authors review recent findings elucidating the molecular journey from DCIS to invasive cancer and discuss how these findings will lead to more effective treatment with minimization of morbidity. Cancer 2008. © 2008 American Cancer Society.