Stage 0 Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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Stage 0 Breast Cancer Diagnosis is the earliest stage of Breast Cancer. It is also called DCIS or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Understanding your Stage 0 Breast Cancer diagnosis will help you partner with your doctors to make the best treatment choice for you. Tap “Watch Now” to learn more and then compare your options side-by-side (oral vs. infusion, side effects, etc).

Stage 0 Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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When diagnosed with Stage 0 Breast Cancer, it is described as pre-cancer or non-invasive. The most common form of noninvasive cancer is called ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS.

With a Stage 0 Breast Cancer diagnosis, there is no evidence that cancer cells have spread into other tissues and abnormal cells are found only in the place where they first originated.

What Tests Will I Need and Why?

Blood and Imaging tests are done to understand your general health, confirm your diagnosis and determine your cancer stage.

Tissue analysis is also typically done to identify your cancer sub-type, which is critical to finding the best treatment option for you. Stage 0 Breast Cancer is treated depending on wether the tumor has Hormone Receptors positive or negative.

You may also require Saliva or Blood Analysis to look for specific mutations (actual changes in your body’s DNA), called BRCA1 and BRCA2.

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