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Objective To study the distribution characteristics of TCM constitutions of hormone-dependent breast cancer patients; To provide references for TCM diagnosis and treatment.Methods TCM constitution differentiation in the 210 patients with hormone-dependent breast cancer were investigated by a questionnaire survey, which is made according to the Classification and Determination of TCM Constitutions invented by professor Wang Qi and four methods of diagnosis of TCM, with a purpose to investigate the correlation of TCM constitutions and TCM syndrome differentiation typing.Results There was statistical significance among TCM constitutions of the 210 patients with hormone-dependent breast cancer (P<0.001), with yin deficiency 43.8% (92 cases), qi stagnation 15.2% (32 cases), qi deficiency 11.4% (24 cases), blood stasis 7.6% (16 cases), and yang deficiency 6.7% (14 cases). There was statistical significance among TCM syndromes (P<0.001), with dysfunction of Chong and Ren channels 63.8% (134 cases), stagnation of liver qi syndrome 16.2% (34 cases), weakness of the spleen and stomach syndrome 11.4% (24 cases). There was statistical significance between dysfunction of Chong and Ren channels and correlation of TCM constitutions (P<0.001).Conclusion Most hormone-dependent breast cancer patients are accompanied with yin deficiency pattern and the syndrome differentiation typing of dysfunction of Chong and Ren channels. There is correlation between dysfunction of Chong and Ren channels and TCM constitutions.