Objective To explore the psychological projection on improving the quality of marriage of patients with breast cancer after chemotherapy. Methods From January to December 2015, a total of 32 breast cancer patients with postoperative chemotherapy who admitted to Department of General Surgery Huai'nan North Hospital and Huai'nan Eastern Hospital were selected as the research object. Olson marital quality questionnaire was issued when patients firstly receiving chemotherapy in hospital, at the same time they were evaluated by the Rorschach Inkblot Test. In view of the negative projection in the patient's test, the intervention was carried out by painting projective therapy, sand plate therapy, deep hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy. The marital quality of patients were investigated again at 1 month after discharge or the second time receiving chemotherapy. The scores of Olson marital quality questionnaire were compared before and after the intervention. Results Before the intervention of psychological projection, the score of marital satisfaction, husband and wife communication and sexual life dimension in the Olson quality of marriage questionnaire were (33.3±5.6), (30.9±5.5) and (28.2±4.2) respectively. The scores of each dimension after intervention were (36.1±4.6), (34.2±4.3), and (30.7±5.3) respectively. They were all improved in the Olson marital quality questionnaire, and the differences were statistically significant (t=2.19, 2.67,2.09; P<0.05). Conclusions The intervention of psychological projection can relieve the physical and psychological trauma caused by breast cancer in patients with postoperative chemotherapy of breast cancer and improve the quality of marriage.