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All DCIS is not the same: Young women and African American women at higher risk after DCIS diagnosis

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/diagnosis-of-DCIS
Full article: https://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2427491

Diagnoses of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), sometimes called stage 0 breast cancer, have increased in recent decades. Many people with DCIS wonder if they need aggressive treatment. A study looking at the survival of over 100,000 women found that breast cancer mortality after DCIS is low (3%), and identified groups of women who are at higher risk after DCIS. (9/8/15)

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