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All articles tagged: Other specified type of carcinoma in situ of left breast (D05.82)

HealthDay 12 January at 04.02 PM

Clinical Breast Exam Rarely Detects Second Breast Cancer After DCIS

For patients undergoing surveillance following diagnosis and treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), very few second breast cancers are detected by clinical breast examination by a physician, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.Bethany T. Waites, M.D., from the