Archives: Month: February 2025
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February 28, 2025
What is Active Monitoring?
Active monitoring, also called active surveillance, is a strategy for managing low-risk DCIS in which a patient has regular imaging (including mammograms, MRIs or ultrasounds) and check-ups with her doctor. It is a strategy that avoids or delays surgery and radiation absent signs of worsening of the DCIS or invasive progression. If concerning changes occur, surgery and other treatments may be warranted. Imaging types and frequency vary, but most common is diagnostic magnification mammograms every 6-months, moving possibly to yearly mammograms for patients with stable imaging results. For some patients, active monitoring can be combined with hormone therapy to further reduce the risk of…