Dr. Schwartz answers the question: 'Difference between in situ breast cancers?' — -- Question: What is the difference between ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)?

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 ...

A newly released study is challenging the way doctors commonly treat patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), known as stage zero breast cancer. DCIS cancer cells are confined inside a milk duct ...

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 ...

Researchers found better detection, treatment and decreased smoking have been immensely helpful in reducing deaths due to ...

Delayed musculoskeletal symptoms after breast radiotherapy can reflect osteoradionecrosis rather than recurrence, thus ...

Watch and wait may be an alternative to surgery for some women with a very early form of breast cancer. A new study of 957 women evaluated whether it was safe to do active monitoring of a low-risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lobular breast cancer would be the seventh most common malignancy among women in the U.S. if ranked separately ...

CLEVELAND — Barbara Sandon Norris thought she had every reason to celebrate in May. Seven years cancer-free with a clean mammogram, the 72-year-old Cleveland woman almost skipped her routine follow-up ...

Danielle Fishel is ready to take on the world. The actress, 44, shared that she's doing well following her final breast cancer treatments after being diagnosed with high grade ductal carcinoma in situ ...

Invasive lobular carcinoma accounts for about 10% of breast cancer diagnoses. Its incidence is increasing at the rate of 2.8% annually -- more than triple that of other breast cancers combined. This ...