Low grade Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS): how best to describe it?

Lesley Fallowfield; Lucy Matthews; Adele Francis; Valerie Jenkins; Daniel Rea

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2014.06.013

Low grade Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS): how best to describe it?

Lesley Fallowfield^*, Lucy Matthews, Adele Francis, Valerie Jenkins, Daniel Rea

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Abstract

Background: In the absence of definitive data about the natural history of DCIS the appropriateness of describing DCIS as cancer is controversial.

Methods: We conducted a survey amongst British Breast Group (BBG) members, to determine which descriptions of DCIS were deemed most accurate and appropriate.

Results: 54/73 (74%) attendees completed the survey: A majority (34/54; 63%) said they would be comfortable using the description that explained DCIS as abnormal cells in the milk ducts that had not spread into other breast tissue and which did not need urgent treatment as if it was breast cancer and this description was overall the most preferred (24/54; 44%).

Conclusions: Little consensus exists regarding how best to explain low grade DCIS to patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	693-696
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Breast
Volume	23
Issue number	5
Early online date	27 Jun 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2014.06.013
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2014

Keywords

Breast screening
Clinicians' views
Low grade DCIS

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Surgery

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