What is DCIS Breast Cancer?
DCIS is one of the most popular terms in relation to breast cancer. There are about 40,000 cases per year.
Although we use this term on many of our videos, one of the most popular questions asked by our viewers is, “What exactly is DCIS? What does it stand for?”
DCIS is an abbreviation that stands for ductal carcinoma in situ. According to Surgical Oncologist Dr. Jennifer Manders, it is a non-invasive breast cancer that can be diagnosed based on a needle biopsy.
Even though DCIS is associated with being a stage 0 breast cancer, it doesn’t always stay DCIS. It can progress. It has the ability to become invasive cancer, although this isn’t true for every DCIS case.
Watch the video to hear Dr. Manders talk about the importance of understanding ductal carcinoma in situ.
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