DCIS: What a “Stage 0” Breast Cancer Diagnosis Means

Welcome to Onco Life Centre Podcast. This episode explains what a DCIS, or ductal carcinoma in situ, diagnosis means when a pathology report reads "stage 0," and what typically happens next. You'll learn: - What "stage 0" and "in situ" actually mean for a DCIS diagnosis - Why DCIS rarely causes symptoms and how it is usually found on a routine mammogram - The three steps doctors use to confirm a diagnosis: mammogram, biopsy, and receptor testing - How DCIS differs from LCIS, lobular carcino...