Terminology used to describe preinvasive breast cancer may affect patients' treatment preferences

(The JAMA Network Journals) When ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, a preinvasive malignancy of the breast) is described as a high-risk condition rather than cancer, more women report that they would opt for nonsurgical treatments, according to a research letter by Zehra B. Omer, B.A., of Massachusetts General Hospital -- Institute for Technology Assessment, Boston, and colleagues.
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