For women having lumpectomy with radiation, the risk of local recurrence ranges from percent. For women having mastectomy, the risk of local recurrence is less than 2 percent.
Women who take hormonal therapy after surgery further reduce their risk of recurrence by half. This happens only to about five percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer. It can also be a different type of breast cancer than the original cancer. Contact us or find a patient care location. Privacy Statement. Non-Discrimination Notice. All rights reserved. Skip Navigation. I Want To I Want to Your treated breast will look and feel different. If you notice anything unusual between appointments, contact your cancer specialist or breast care nurse straight away.
After treatment, the risk of DCIS coming back or of getting an invasive breast cancer is low. If this happens, treatment is usually very successful. You may get anxious between appointments. This is natural. It may help to get support from family, friends or a support organisation. Macmillan is also here to support you. If you would like to talk, you can:. Breast cancer treatments can have a direct effect on your sex life. For example, surgery may affect how you think and feel about your body body image.
It can take time to adjust to changes to your body. If you have a partner, it can help to talk openly with them about your feelings. Some treatments for DCIS may cause menopausal symptoms. Doctors do not recommend hormone replacement therapy HRT. This is because it contains oestrogen, which could encourage breast cancer cells to grow. Your cancer doctor or breast care nurse will also advise you not to use contraception that contains hormones.
Even if you already have a healthy lifestyle, you may choose to make some positive lifestyle changes after treatment. Making small changes to the way you live such as eating well and keeping active can improve your health and well-being and help your body recover.
Below is a sample of the sources used in our ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS information. If you would like more information about the sources we use, please contact us at cancerinformationteam macmillan. Primary breast cancer: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Annals of oncology 26 supplement 5 : v8—v Morrow M, et al. Chapter malignant tumors of the breast. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management. July Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. SIGN Treatment of primary breast cancer: a national clinical guideline. September It has been reviewed by expert medical and health professionals and people living with cancer. Ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS.
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What is ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS? This booklet explains an early, non-invasive form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS. See also What is cancer? Their symptoms may include: a lump in the breast discharge or bleeding from the nipple a rash like eczema or itching on or around the nipple.
See also Do I have cancer? A small number of women go to their GP with symptoms and are referred for a mammogram. If BCS is done, it is usually followed by radiation therapy.
This lowers the chance of the cancer coming back in the same breast either as more DCIS or as an invasive cancer. BCS without radiation therapy is not a standard treatment, but it might be an option for certain women who had small areas of low-grade DCIS that were removed with large enough cancer-free surgical margins.
Many doctors will do a SLNB along with the mastectomy.
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