DCIS

abbreviation

1. ductal carcinoma in situ

Example Sentences

“I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a form of breast cancer,” the “Boy Meets World” alumna, 43, said Monday on her “Pod Meets World” podcast.

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The condition, also known as DCIS, is the presence of abnormal cells inside the milk duct of a breast and is the earliest form of breast cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.

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In breast cancer, there’s an ongoing debate about dropping “carcinoma” from DCIS, or ductal carcinoma in situ.

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She told First Coast News she had “DCIS stage zero” breast cancer, meaning the cancer cells had not yet spread.

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Dr. Adam Brufsky, a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine professor, stressed the importance of finding DCIS, saying that it could become invasive cancer if it's left untreated.

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