Researchers studied nearly 1,200 women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive and very early form of breast cancer confined to the milk ducts. They found that a combination of three tissue biomarkers was associated with a high risk of developing an invasive breast cancer with the potential to spread eight years later.

Also, DCIS that was diagnosed from a breast lump was linked to a greater risk of subsequent invasive cancer than DCIS that was diagnosed by mammography.
There’s still a long way to go before the personalized approach to treatment is ready for prime time.

http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20100428/progress-in-predicting-invasive-breast-cancer

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