Objective: To investigate compliance with re-examination in breast cancer patients within two years after surgery and the influencing factors

and to provide theoretical suggestions for improving patients’ compliance with re-examination. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed on 368 breast cancer patients for investigating the patients’ compliance with re-examination within two years after surgery

and the influencing factors were analyzed. Results: Of all the breast cancer patients

22.55% complied with re-examination within two years after operation. Reasons for poor compliance mainly included: poor awareness of postoperative re-examination or reluctance to spend time on it（34.39%）

limited economic conditions（23.15%）

and fear or concern of cancer recurrence/metastasis or optimism bias（17.89%）. The compliance significantly differentiated between different ages

places of residence

monthly family incomes

education levels

or occupations（P < 0.05）. Multivariate analysis showed that the compliance was associated with age

income

occupation

education level

and place of residence. Conclusion: Patient compliance is poor in terms of re-examination within two years after breast cancer surgery

and it is associated with age

income

occupation

education level

and place of residence.