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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on February 12, 2008
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(4):227; doi:10.1093/jnci/djn046
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DCIS Patients Overestimate Breast Cancer Risks

Liz Savage, Andrea Widener

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Many women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have inaccurate perceptions of their breast cancer risks, according to a study published online February 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

DCIS is a noninvasive precancer in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct. Women with DCIS generally have a favorable prognosis—recurrence rates are low and only about one percent of DCIS patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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