Patterns of treatment and outcome of ductal carcinoma in situ in the Netherlands.

Lucien E M DuijmErnest J T LuitenMaurice J C van der SangenWillem VreulsLucien E M DuijmVivianne C G Tjan-HeijnenAdri C Voogd

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2021)

This study shows a shift toward less extensive treatment. DCIS is increasingly treated with BCS and less often followed by additional radiotherapy. The absence of radiotherapy still results in excellent iRFS. Axillary surgery is increasingly omitted in DCIS patients.

Keyphrases

early stage
newly diagnosed
radiation therapy
ejection fraction
lymph node
radiation induced
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
combination therapy
sentinel lymph node