The paper presents achievements of scientific and practical medicine in preventing breast cancer; positive trends of statistical data on breast cancer mortality; an increase in the number of verification surveys; better identification of early disease stages and timely treatment of benign diseases detected during examination. It outlines the state of the current screening system based on breast structural features and a risk for breast cancer in young and over 40-year-old women. The necessity of combating the risk factors and benign diseases with the aim of preventing the development of cancer is shown. The elaboration of tertiary prevention programs through the improved rehabilitation after combination treatment for breast cancer, which includes current treatments for complications and recurrent breast cancer, is described. The role of public organizations in population information and educational work is demonstrated.