Routine breast imaging may be unnecessary after double mastectomy for early breast cancer

A new study from UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that women treated with double mastectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), an early noninvasive breast cancer, may not benefit from routine post-surgery breast imaging such as mammograms. This finding could impact follow-up care protocols for patients with stage 0 breast cancer.

Originally published by gnews