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carcinoma
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carcinoma

Malignant tumour arising from the skin, the glandular tissues, or the mucous membranes that line the gut and lungs.



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Led by Visiting Professor James Lawson at UNSW, the researchers confirmed the presence of high-risk HPV in the nuclei of breast cancer epithelial cells in five (39 per cent) of 13 ductal carcinoma in situ and three (21 per cent) of 14 invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) breast cancer specimens.
I had DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ, which is apparently quite common.
Because breast cancer presents in different ways, there are a number of treatment options, depending on whether a patient has non-invasive cancer--called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)--or metastatic cancer, which has spread outside the breast.
 
 
 
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