Table 2.

Reason for choosing mastectomy over BCS

Choosing MRM over BCS reason	N = 261	%
My patients may not follow up for radiation after surgery	109	31.4%
My patients cannot afford BCS and adjuvant radiation	61	17.6%
Believe mastectomy is an oncologically safer option	42	12.1%
No radiotherapy facilities where I practice	24	6.9%
I lack the training or expertise to perform BCS	20	5.7%
No mammography facility where I practice	5	1.4%

*Numbers and percentages may not add up due to multiple reasons given by many surgeons