Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect and associated techniques of breast-conserving therapy on patients with clinical stage Ⅰand stage Ⅱ breasl cancer.Methods:216 female patients with breast cancer underwent breast-conserving therapy from December 1993 to October 2004.Their data were analyzed retrospectively.The breast-conserving therapy consisted of lumpectomy or quadrant removal of the breast,postoperative radiotherapy.chemotherapy and endocrine therapy.of them.209 patients underwent axillary lymph node dissection.Results:There were no operative complications.216patients were followed-up 3 to 147 months.the medial follow-up time was 78 months.The local recurrence rate was 1.85%.Two patients died and one of them was not related with breast cancer.Presence or absence of fibrosis,shape of breast,asymmetry,pigmentation and handle were taken into consideration for cosmetic evaluation by the patients and experienced breast surgeon.Breasts were scored cosmetically asexcellent and good in 199 patients.the rate of satisfactory was92.13%.Conclusion:Breast-conserving therapy for early breast cancer is a safe and effective therapy.It has less trauma and less complications and can also raise the quality of life in the patients.But we must obey the strict indications and reasonable techniques.