"It's a bit of a gamble," says Dr. Su. In the past year or so, she has seen 40 to 50 cases of breast or ovarian cancer, but only a tiny minority of women has agreed to have a mastectomy or an ovariectomy. Given that the effectiveness of preventive chemotherapy has not yet been demonstrated, even fewer women are interested in taking that risk.
「這好比是一場賭注，」蘇怡寧指出，一年多來，四、五十個案例中，只有少數幾個願意預防性地切除乳房或卵巢，至於預防性化療功效尚無定論，更是乏人問津。