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These questions and answers will help you understand medical language you might find in the pathology report from a breast biopsy, such as a needle biopsy or an excision biopsy.

Most women with DCIS can be cured with surgery, sometimes followed by radiation therapy and/or hormone therapy.

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LCIS is not cancer or pre-cancer, and it does not usually need to be treated. Learn more.

A breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the breast.

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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a kind of breast cancer that has not spread into nearby breast tissue. It’s sometimes called a pre-cancer. Learn more about DCIS.