Women With Pre-Invasive Breast Cancer Asked to Help Research
Posted on: Thursday, 9 February 2006, 12:00 CST
Women diagnosed with pre-invasive breast cancer are being urged to take part in psychosocial research. Breast Cancer Campaign is looking for women to take part in the first study to explore how women cope with a diagnosis of pre-invasive breast cancer, commonly known as Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
The success of the screening programme has seen increasing numbers of women diagnosed with DCIS, but deciding how to treat it remains difficult.
In some women, if it is left untreated, DCIS will spread and develop into breast cancer but in other women it will remain in the ducts and cause no further problems.
All women with DCIS are currently treated in a similar way with surgery, radiotherapy and drugs.
The study is being conducted at the University of the West of England.
Breast Cancer Care wants women who have been diagnosed with DCIS to take part in a confidential interview - either in person or over the phone - to explore their experiences. For more information visit www.breastcancercampaign.org or call the lead researcher Fiona Kennedy on 0117 328 1890.
Source: Western Mail
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