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Small Benefit Seen in Adding Radiation to DCIS Plan for Breast Cancer Bookmark

Excerpt from AJMC:

“Patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are often treated with radiation after lumpectomy, although it has remained unclear whether this can reduce the risk of dying from this noninvasive form of breast cancer. A new study published Friday said that the combination of the 2 treatments was associated with a small benefit in reduced risk of breast cancer death compared with lumpectomy or mastectomy alone.”

Go to full article published by AJMC on Aug 10, 2018.

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