Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women. It involves a precious part of thewoman's body. Dealing with such a disease must take into consideration her quality of life as wellas her cure. The two most common procedures used in management of early stages breast cancer(stage I & II) are modified radical mastectomy (MRM) and conservative surgery (Lumpectomy orQuadrantectomy). The following retrospective study is concerned with comparing the twotechniques regarding local control of the disease, disease free survival, and over-all survival in theearly stages of the disease.