… ductal carcinoma. In 1973, Wellings and Jensen proposed that non-malignant ductal
lesions are precursors of invasive breast cancer (… in normal and abnormal breast tissues (Wellings …

… increased risk of both invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ. Population-based
models that use family history and demographic data predict that 5 percent of women with …

… the mortality from breast cancer following a diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
and to identify risk factors for death from breast cancer. The 20-year breast cancer–specific …

… of invasive breast cancer have broadened to include breast-… support the hypothesis that
invasive breast cancer can arise from … of the relation between DCIS and invasive breast cancer. …

… stages of primary carcinoma, then a reasonable hypothesis is that ductal carcinoma in situ …
cells may be precancerous to common ductal breast cancer. A process of progressive lobular …

… Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is noninvasive breast cancer … harbor foci of invasive breast
cancer. DCIS is characterized … of invasive breast cancer only, non-breast ductal cancers (eg…

… 2008 American Cancer Society. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death
for women in the US The American Cancer Society 2007/2008 annual report estimates that, …

… Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a preinvasive (also termed non-invasive) breast cancer,
where proliferations of malignant ductal epithelial cells remain confined within intact …

… potential risk factors for carcinoma in situ of the breast (ductal or lobular) and, of … breast
cancer risk factors to invasive breast cancer and to DCIS separately ( 7 ). Since lobular carcinoma …

… The incidence rate of DCISM among all breast cancer cases is 0.68%–2.4%, and DCISM is
… infiltrating focus of carcinoma classified as infiltrating ductal carcinoma with a predominant …