what is dcis with cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. DCIS is called non-invasive because it hasn’t spread beyond the milk duct into any normal surrounding breast tissue. DCIS isn’t life-threatening, but having DCIS can increase the risk of developing an invasive breast cancer later on.
DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) is the earliest type of breast cancer. DCIS is found only in the milk duct where the cancer started. DCIS is also called Stage 0 breast cancer. DCIS can be small and hard to see on a routine screening mammogram and usually can't be felt during breast self-exam (BSE).Doctors sometimes call DCIS precancerous because it's non-invasive.ince MRI appears to be better than mammograms at detecting DCIS, more women who get screening MRIs will be diagnosed and treated for DCIS. This will reduce their risk of invasive breast cancer in the future. This is why this Research News story is titled MRI scans might prevent breast cancer, study shows..