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Cancer Recurrence More Frequent in Younger Women Who Had Lumpectomy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 19th, 2000

Younger women with the earliest form of breast cancer may have less tissue removed when doctors cut out the tiny tumor than older women do, says a new study that questions whether cosmetic concerns leave younger women more at risk for relapse.

At issue is "ductal carcinoma in situ," or DCIS, a tumor that forms inside milk ducts in the breast and usually is discovered by mammography. This is the earliest, highly curable form of breast cancer, and women typically receive a lumpectomy - removal of the tumor - followed by radiation.

The new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, analyzed the long-term outcomes of 146 Michigan...

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