I Love You, but I Love Myself More

Medical Center.

Outside the hospital room.

The four women from the city were silent.

It was not that they did not understand Adam's words.

It was simply that when something like this happened to them, even if it was the greatest blessing amid great misfortune, their sense of humor could not function.

After all.

It was still unfortunate.

This was cancer—breast cancer, at that.

"Adam, if it's confirmed... how should it be treated?"

Kelly cautiously glanced at Samantha before asking.

"Didn't Dr. Pierce explain it to you?"

Adam asked in surprise. "If it's confirmed to be breast cancer, Samantha is still young and physically capable of withstanding surgery, so surgical treatment would be the first choice.

"If it's confirmed at an early stage, she can choose breast-conserving surgery, removing only the tumor and one to two centimeters of tissue surrounding it.

"The advantage is self-evident. The drawback is that there is no guarantee it will not recur, and regular postoperative checkups will be necessary.

"There is also radical mastectomy.

"As the name suggests, it involves removing the entire breast, the pectoralis major, the pectoralis minor, all axillary lymph nodes, the internal thoracic arteries and veins, and the surrounding lymph nodes—every tissue that could potentially become cancerous because of breast cancer—in advance, completely eliminating the possibility of breast cancer..."

"Gasp."

Kelly and the other two women sucked in a breath.

"Then... would she still be a woman?"

Charlotte murmured in disbelief.

"Plastic surgery can be performed afterward..."

Adam said after a pause, "Radical surgery is effective, but because the scope of removal is too extensive and has too great an impact on the patient's postoperative quality of life, this type of extended radical surgery is rarely used now.

"Most cases now use modified radical surgery, preserving the chest muscles and pairing