Q: Breast-Conserving Surgery or Mastectomy—Which to Choose? Doctor, is breast-conserving surgery safe? Isn’t a mastectomy more thorough?

A: These are the questions breast cancer patients ask most often. Many people assume that a mastectomy equals a “clean” result, while breast-conserving surgery is a “risk.” But Professor Dai Wenyan says: The therapeutic outcomes of both options are actually equally effective. So what really influences the decision? If the conditions for breast-conserving surgery aren’t met, is there a way to make it possible?