A type of breast cancer in which the cancer cells have remained contained within their place of origin and they have not invaded breast tissue around the lobule or duct. This brings us to classify In situ breast cancer into the following two:
- Ductal Carcinoma in situ or DCIS
- Lobular Carcinoma in situ or LCIS
DCIS:
Not having invaded the surrounding breast tissue of the abnormal cells in the lining of a milk duct is referred as ductal carcinoma in situ. As an early stage breast cancer, some experts proclaim it a precancerous condition. It can be successfully treated andthere is no evidence that suggests that DCIS affects a woman’s life span. However, as with any other disease, if DCIS left untreated, it may ultimately become an invasive breast cancer.
LCIS:
Subsisting contained within a lobule of the breast, but not having invaded the surrounding breast tissue of the abnormal cells in the breast is known as lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS). It remains a point of controversy in the medical community whether lobular carcinoma in situ is an early form of breast cancer or us just a market for the future development of cancer. Nevertheless, experts do agree at one point and that is if you are a victim of LCIS, you are at an increased risk of developing cancer in either breast in the future. You are more likely to develop invasive lobular breast cancer in the breast that had the LCIS. It is equally likely that the cancer that develops in the other breast could be invasive ductal or invasive lobular carcinoma. |
