News Health & Medicine What is ‘Stage 0’ breast cancer and how is it treated? Here’s what the science says in the wake of actress Danielle Fishel's diagnosis Ductal carcinoma in situ, the appearance of tumor cells within the mammary ducts (shown here in a microscope image), is the earliest form of breast cancer and affects 55,000 people per year in the United States. rightdx/Getty Images Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Lisa Grossman August 30, 2024 at 9:00 am Actress Danielle Fishel made headlines last week when she announced that she had “very, very, very early” breast cancer.