Overview
Stage 0 Breast Cancer Diagnosis is the earliest stage of Breast Cancer. It is also called DCIS or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ.
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Overview
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When diagnosed with Stage 0 Breast Cancer, it is described as pre-cancer or non-invasive. The most common form of noninvasive cancer is called ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS.
With a Stage 0 Breast Cancer diagnosis, there is no evidence that cancer cells have spread into other tissues and abnormal cells are found only in the place where they first originated.
What Tests Will I Need and Why?
Blood and Imaging tests are done to understand your general health, confirm your diagnosis and determine your cancer stage.
Tissue analysis is also typically done to identify your cancer sub-type, which is critical to finding the best treatment option for you. Stage 0 Breast Cancer is treated depending on wether the tumor has Hormone Receptors positive or negative.
You may also require Saliva or Blood Analysis to look for specific mutations (actual changes in your body’s DNA), called BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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Answers to the Most Searched Questions
What is Stage 0 breast cancer?
Stage 0 breast cancer means that your tumor is in its original place. This means that abnormal cells are found only in the place where they first originated. It is also known as “Precancer”.
Source: Cancer.org
Treatment for Stage 0 breast cancer
It usually is treated with surgery but some patients may need radiotherapy or hormone therapy. Now click here to Compare Your Latest Treatment Options.
Source: Cancer.org
Can you die from Stage 0 breast cancer?
Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or stage 0 breast cancer, often experience a second primary breast cancer (DCIS or invasive), and some ultimately die of breast cancer.
Source: PubMed.gov
Stage 0 breast cancer survival rates 20 years
According to NCBI data and using statistical formulas, the researchers estimated how many women would die from breast cancer 20 years after being diagnosed with DCIS. They calculated that 3.3% of the women would die from breast cancer. Looking at it another way, 96.7% of the women would be alive 20 years after being diagnosed with DCIS.
Source: Breastcancer.org
Stage 0 breast cancer recurrence
People who have DCIS are considered at greater risk for cancer coming back or for developing new breast cancer. According to Breastcancer.org, most recurrences happen within 5 to 10 years after initial diagnosis. The chances of a recurrence are less than 30%.
Source: Breastcancer.org
Stage 0 breast cancer double mastectomy
Prophylactic mastectomy can reduce the chances of developing breast cancer in women at high risk of the disease:
- For women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, prophylactic mastectomy reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by 90 to 95 percent.
- For women who have already had breast cancer and also have a family history of the disease, prophylactic mastectomy can reduce the risk of developing cancer in the other breast by 90 to 95 percent.
Source: Mayoclinic.org
