Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Ductal carcinoma is a type of breast carcinoma (cancer), making up approximately 80% of all cases of breast cancer diagnosed in Australia.

Entre 50 y 70% de los pacientes con c�ncer de mama, el tumor ser� hormonosensible por lo que se podr�n beneficiar de una de las siguientes modalidades de manejo.

The goal of therapy for DCIS is to prevent the development of invasive breast cancer and typically includes localised treatment (surgery and radiotherapy), chemotherapy and hormonal therapy.

Women with tumours that are proven on histology to express oestrogen receptors should be offered hormone therapies such as tamoxifen or ovarian ablation therapy (procedure whereby ovaries are intentionally damaged to decrease production of oestrogen).