Cell changes around early breast cancers provide clues to why some cases become invasive

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Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center mapped the cellular environment surrounding ductal carcinoma in situ, a common preinvasive form of breast cancer. The findings may help identify which lesions are more likely to become invasive and support improved risk prediction and targeted care.

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created one of the most detailed maps to date of the cell environment surrounding ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the most common form of preinvasive, or stage 0, breast cancer. The findings may help explain why some lesions progress to invasive breast cancer and others do not, informing strategies to improve patient risk prediction and develop better targeted approaches for patients at higher risk of invasive disease.