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 ...

Among patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative, low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), those who ...

In this prespecified secondary analysis of the Comparing an Operation to Monitoring, With or Without Endocrine Therapy (COMET ...

One new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines whether removing lymph nodes is always necessary in ...

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

For patients with "good-risk" ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent breast- conserving surgery and did not receive ...

Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent active monitoring reported comparable physical, emotional, and psychological outcomes to patients who received upfront treatment, ...

For patients with "good-risk" ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent breast- conserving surgery and did not receive radiotherapy, tamoxifen significantly decreased the risk of recurrence in the ...

Active monitoring for low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) did not lead to a higher rate of ipsilateral invasive cancer ...

The findings from the study demonstrated a substantial decrease in reoperation rates when the Histolog scanner was utilised.

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