DCIS does not need treatment… really?

Is There a Role of Adjuvant Irradiation for Patientswith Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS)?

“…invasive malignancy without invasion of the basement membran ehistologically, and accounts for approximatelyone-fifth of the total newly diagnosed breast cancersas a rapidly growing subgroup including proliferativelesions with varying malignant potential [1][2][3][4]. Management of DCIS includes several controversies particularly focusing on theutility of irradiation [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Stratification of patients into risk groups in an effort to identify those at a higher risk of local recurrence after surgery is a widely accepted consideration.…”