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Objective To investigate the hypermethylation status of glutathione transferase P1(GSTP1) and E cadherin (ECAD), TSGs (tumor suppressor genes) in our breast cancer samples and explore their correlation with clinicopathological features of corresponding cancer patients. Methods One hundred and thirty six IDC (invasive ductal carcinoma) patients were recruited for analysis and 16 fibroadenoma patients acted as control. DNA extraction and methylation specific PCR (MSP) were subsequently performed preceded by pathological examination. Results The percentage of hypermethylated GSTP1 in carcinoma and fibroadenoma groups was 34.92% and 15.79% respectively and the percentage of hypermethylated ECAD in carcinomas and fibroadenomas was 18.00% and 0.00% respectively. Carcinoma had the highest percentage of c erbB2 overexpression being 54.55% among the clinicopathological parameters. Conclusion Hypermethylation patterns are frequent in IDC and seem to relate to c erbB2 overexpression, and such epigenetic change should not be neglected in fibroadenoma. Tumor methylation status in cancer patients can be determined at early stage and it may be a reference for better treatment planning.