DCIS
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The condition, also known as DCIS, is the presence of abnormal cells inside the milk duct of a breast and is the earliest form of breast cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024
In breast cancer, there’s an ongoing debate about dropping “carcinoma” from DCIS, or ductal carcinoma in situ.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2022
These treatments prevent some women from developing invasive breast cancer, but they all have side effects, and when deployed against DCIS, they have not been shown to improve life expectancy.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2022
To see if there might be a better way, Dr. Khan prescribed tamoxifen in the form of either a pill or a gel applied to the breast to 26 women awaiting surgery for DCIS.
From Time • Oct. 23, 2014
DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; Duct., infiltrating ductal carcinoma; Lob., infiltrating lobular carcinoma; Lum, luminal.
From Nature • Jun. 20, 2012
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
