Published in Cancer Weekly, April 6th, 2004
Treatment ranges from potential overtreatment with aggressive surgical therapy to possible undertreatment by not providing radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery, according to the study, published in the March 17, 2004, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (J Natl Cancer Inst, 2004;96:443-8).
The incidence of DCIS has increased dramatically in the last few decades, largely because of increased rates of screening mammography. In some cases, DCIS can...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-04-06)
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