If left untreated, about 30 percent of women with DCIS will develop invasive breastcancer an average of 10 years from the initial occurrence, theBreastCancer Network of Strength says on its Web site.
"After undergoing an extensive battery of tests Phil Mickelsons's wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breastcancer, " said a statement on the American's official Web site.
In the case of Avastin and Taxol, NICE says on its Web site it ended its appraisal of the combined drugs for metastatic breastcancer because it didn't receive a "full economic analysis" of the treatment from drugmaker Roche Products.