Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

10/23/2025 | Press release | Archived content

IN THE NEWS – ‘Houses with Roofs Caved In’: Karmanos Surgeon Explains Stage 0 Breast Cancer (DCIS)

October 23, 2025

WWJ

Eric Brown, M.D., FACS, breast surgeon and co-leader of the Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos, explained stage 0 breast cancer, or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). He explains the difference between DCIS and invasive cancer by comparing both to a neighborhood with houses that have roofs caved in.

Listen to the interview here.

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