Which treatment option is best for me?

Ask yourself the following questions to find the treatment that is best for you:

• What are my treatment goals?
• What issues are most important to me?
• How important is keeping my breast?
• How would a mastectomy affect the way I feel?
• How would the radiation therapy treatment schedule affect my daily routine? (Reminder: To receive radiation therapy, you must go into the clinic every weekday for 3-6 weeks.)
• What is my estrogen receptor status, and how does it change my treatment options?
• Am I willing to take a hormone-blocking pill every day?
• How do I feel about the possibility that I could have a future DCIS or develop invasive cancer?
• If I think I have low-risk DCIS, I may be eligible for a trial.

Researchers are conducting trials to gather data on treatment which may involve no up-front surgery for DCIS. It compares the outcomes of active surveillance to surgery.

You may be eligible for this trial. This depends on your age and DCIS characteristics.

Learn about having no surgery for DCIS or doing active surveillance.