From the Guidelines
Breast Cancer Type
The most common type of breast cancer in women is invasive ductal carcinoma, accounting for approximately 70-80% of all breast cancer diagnoses, although the exact percentage is not specified in the provided evidence 1.
- This subtype originates in the milk ducts and invades surrounding tissue.
- Treatment typically involves a combination of surgery, radiation, and adjuvant therapy with medications, but the specific details of treatment are not outlined in the given study 1.
- Early detection and treatment are critical for improving survival rates, but the study does not provide specific survival rate statistics 1.
- The therapeutic options for patients with noninvasive or invasive breast cancer are complex and varied, as noted in the NCCN Guidelines for Breast Cancer 1.
From the Research
Types of Breast Cancer
- Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is the most common type of breast cancer in women, accounting for approximately 70-80% of all invasive breast cancers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Prevalence of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
- IDC is the most common histological subtype of malignant breast cancer, demonstrating great heterogeneity in clinical and histopathological characteristics, prognoses, treatment strategies, gene expressions, and proteomic profiles 3
- Invasive ductal breast cancer of no special type accounted for more than 60% of cases in one study, with the largest percentage of tumors being classified as G2 (53.96%) and G3 (28.98%) 2
Diagnosis and Treatment
- Prompt IDC diagnosis and early intervention have been reported to demonstrate a greater probability of eradicating IDC and preventing further recurrence in the future 4
- Proteomics-based techniques, such as LC-MS/MS and MALDI-ToF MS, can improve the diagnosis of IDC, as well as its prognosis and treatment monitoring 3