Non-surgical management of early breast cancer in the United Kingdom: ductal carcinoma in situ. Clinical Audit Sub-committee of the Faculty of Clinical Oncology, Royal College of Radiologists, and the Joint Council for Clinical Oncology.

This paper describes the results of a national survey on the non-surgical treatment of early breast cancer in the UK relating to the management of ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS), and the rationale for the current status of the UK DCIS trial. The survey shows that there is considerable clinical uncertainty, which can only be resolved by the trial.