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What is the difference between DCIS, invasive, and metastatic cancer?

April 26, 2017cancer DCIS difference Invasive metastatic

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What is the difference between DCIS, invasive, and metastatic cancer?

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DCIS refers to a group of cells that are different from normal cells. It is the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer. Invasive cancer has spread beyond the area of tissue in which it developed and is growing into surrounding, healthy tissues. Metastatic cancer cells have left the original site and moved into healthy tissue and other sites in the body. …