B reast cancer is not a single disease but multiple ones, each carrying varying degrees of risk for endangering women’s ...

DCIS, known as stage 0 breast cancer, affect the cells lining the milk ducts but has not spread outside the breast.

The first study comparing surgery to active monitoring as treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) finds women who carefully monitor the precancerous cells are no more likely to develop breast ...

Research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium suggests women with early-stage breast cancer could safely ...

A "watch-and-wait" strategy might be the best option for some women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer.

Women report similar quality of life whether they received active surveillance or surgery for low-risk ductal carcinoma ...

Two studies suggest that early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, including lymph node removal, and ...

The research, published in JAMA, suggests that active monitoring could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for low-risk patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), known as stage zero ...

Some physicians who were not involved in the research cautioned that the study period was too short to draw firm conclusions, The Wall Street Journal reported. Researchers acknowledged longer-term ...

Two recent studies explore options for early-stage breast cancer patients to reduce surgery. One suggests active monitoring ...

13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A “watch-and-wait” strategy might be the best option for some women with early-stage, low-risk ...