Montefiore joins national study testing early-stage breast cancer treatment without surgery

For some women diagnosed with stage zero breast cancer, treatment can mean surgery even if the disease has not spread beyond the milk ducts.Now, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) is participating in a national clinical trial examining whether some patients with DCIS can instead be treated with medication and close monitoring, potentially avoiding surgery unless the disease shows signs of progressing.Sheldon M. Feldman, M.D., chief of the Division of Breast Surgery and Breas