Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Biology, Language, and Active Surveillance: A Survey of Breast Radiologists' Knowledge and Opinions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To understand how breast radiologists perceive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

Materials and methods

A 19-item survey was developed by the Society of Breast Imaging Patient Care and Delivery Committee and distributed to all Society of Breast Imaging members. The survey queried respondents' demographics, knowledge of DCIS biology, language used to discuss a new diagnosis of DCIS, and perspectives on active surveillance for DCIS. Five-point Likert scales (1 = strongly disagree, 3 = neutral, 5 = strongly agree) were used.

Results

There were 536 responses for a response rate of 41%. There was agreement that DCIS is the primary driver of overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening (median 4), and respondents provided mean and median overdiagnosis estimates of 29.7% a

SUBMITTER: Grimm LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8114676 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature