Breast cancer has become the most common malignancy in women. In the United States, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The incidence of breast cancer in Chinese women is also increasing year by year, and in major cities such as North, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the incidence of breast cancer is approaching the level of the United States. Moreover, what is not optimistic is that the age of breast cancer incidence in Chinese women is significantly younger, according to our data, 40-50 years old is the peak age of incidence for Chinese women. Women of this age should be considered the pillars of a family, with the elderly and the young, so it often brings disaster to a family. What is even more heartbreaking is that breast cancer is not uncommon in the 20s and 30s, and there are even cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the early teens. So what should you do next in case you are really unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with breast cancer? Avoidance is not an option! It is not wise to give up treatment! It is even more foolish to eat “green beans”! After grieving, you should think about what to do next. First of all, we should send some positive energy! Overall, the cure rate of breast cancer is still very high, and early stage breast cancer can reach 70-80%. Moreover, having breast cancer does not mean you have to lose your breasts or your beautiful appearance. If you suspect that you have breast cancer or are diagnosed with breast cancer, the first department you need to consult is breast surgery and go to a breast surgeon first to evaluate the possibility of surgery. For early stage breast cancer that is operable, surgery is recommended as soon as possible; for lesions that have a desire to preserve the breast, are small in size, and are single-centered, breast-preserving surgery can be performed. Many patients worry that breast-conserving surgery is not thorough enough, but it is not. Breast-conserving surgery increases the risk of local recurrence and requires radiation therapy, but it does not increase the risk of distant metastasis or affect the survival time of patients. In other words, if the breast is preserved and later recurs, then a total excision is performed and there is still a chance of cure. Of course, preserving the breast for surgery still increases the risk of recurrence a little (about 3%) and also increases the cost (radiation therapy), so patients who are indifferent to the shape do not have to force it. If the breast surgeon assesses that the patient is already locally advanced, which means there is a high possibility that surgery cannot be cut down, then pharmacological treatment, including chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, etc., can be administered first. When the tumor has shrunk to the point where it can be removed, then surgical treatment will be performed. After the surgical treatment, the doctor will make the next plan of adjuvant treatment according to the pathological stage, biological indicators of the tumor, the patient’s age, physical condition and economic situation, and then communicate with the patient or family. It can be said that the treatment of breast cancer is a long-term process, therefore, it is best for patients to find a doctor they trust for treatment. Because only your doctor has a comprehensive understanding of your situation, he or she can develop an individualized treatment plan that suits you. There is no “one-size-fits-all” treatment for breast cancer, and each person has his or her own specificity, so there is no need to compare treatment plans with other patients. Each doctor has a different understanding of the patient’s condition and knowledge of breast cancer, so their prescriptions will be different. Therefore, there is no need to consult everywhere and consult all the doctors you may come into contact with, otherwise, the final result is bound to confuse you and you will be at a loss for what to do, and finally change the plan frequently, which will delay the treatment and affect the curative effect.