Tuberculosis is a curable disease and young patients can survive long enough to reach a normal life expectancy after being cured. Young people with TB disease can usually be cured in about 6-9 months if they are treated according to the principles of early, combined, regular, moderate, and full treatment. If patients develop drug resistance, the treatment cycle may be extended to 18-24 months. After completing the treatment cycle, patients need to undergo sputum TB tests and chest X-rays to clarify whether the TB is completely cured. Usually young people are in better health and have higher immunity and can survive normally after achieving complete cure without any impact on life expectancy. It is important to note that TB patients should not stop their own medication, as this may affect the effectiveness of treatment and lead to consequences such as TB relapse, prolonged treatment, or even transformation into drug-resistant TB, resulting in longer treatment cycles, higher costs and lower cure rates.