Radiation Oncology

Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Questions discussed in this category

Is post-mastectomy chest wall radiotherapy indicated for DCIS with very close (<1 mm) or positive margins?

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How does a close DCIS margin factor into surgical and radiation decision making for Stage I invasive ductal carcinoma after breast conserving surgery?

Do you use no tumor on ink for margin even if DCIS is the component close to the margin?

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Is there a role for partial breast RT in DCIS?

Would this be considered acceptable in an older woman with high grade disease?

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Should I use Oncotype to determine whether to offer adjuvant radiation to women with DCIS?

I'm not sure how to interpret the results of the study published in JNCI earlier this year.

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Which patients with DCIS can be observed following lumpectomy?

Has the recent 12-year ECOG update for surgical excision of DCIS without radiation therapy changed your practice management?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2015-03-01

RTOG 9804: a prospective randomized trial for good-risk ductal carcinoma in situ comparing radiotherapy with observation.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2015-11-20

Surgical Excision Without Radiation for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast: 12-Year Results From the ECOG-ACRIN E5194 Study.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2013-05-15

A multigene expression assay to predict local recurrence risk for ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2013-03-15

Impact of margin status on local recurrence after mastectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2011-05-01

Is radiation indicated in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ and close or positive mastectomy margins?

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2011-11-01

Patterns and risk factors of locoregional recurrence in T1-T2 node negative breast cancer patients treated with mastectomy: implications for postmastectomy radiotherapy.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2014-05-10

Margins for breast-conserving surgery with whole-breast irradiation in stage I and II invasive breast cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology endorsement of the Society of Surgical Oncology/American Society for Radiation Oncology consensus guideline.

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