title: Low grade Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS): how best to describe it?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the absence of definitive data about the natural history of DCIS the appropriateness of describing DCIS as cancer is controversial.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a survey amongst British Breast Group (BBG) members, to determine which descriptions of DCIS were deemed most accurate and appropriate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  54/73 (74%) attendees completed the survey: A majority (34/54; 63%) said they would be comfortable using the description that explained DCIS as abnormal cells in the milk ducts that had not spread into other breast tissue and which did not need urgent treatment as if it was breast cancer and this description was overall the most preferred (24/54; 44%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Little consensus exists regarding how best to explain low grade DCIS to patients.
authors.affiliation: Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C), Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK. Electronic address: l.j.fallowfield@sussex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fallowfield
authors.affiliation: Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C), Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.affiliation: Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C), Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK.
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU), School of Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rea
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000473:pathology*; D032921:Consensus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Breast screening; Clinicians' views; Low grade DCIS