Overview
Founded in 1964, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center is a specialist cancer hospital affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University, with campuses in Yuexiu and Huangpu. Its services combine surgery, radiotherapy and medical oncology through multidisciplinary cancer teams. The hospital also has an International Medical Center for patients from overseas, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Known for
- OncologyOncology is a national key discipline and a national clinical key specialty. The hospital provides multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for individual cancer types.
- RadiotherapyA national clinical key specialty offering MRI-guided radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy.
- Cancer surgeryThoracic surgery and general surgery are national clinical key specialties. The hospital provides surgical care alongside radiotherapy and medical oncology.
- Nasopharyngeal cancerThe nasopharyngeal department is a Guangdong provincial key department under the Five Ones programme, covering diagnosis, radiotherapy, drug treatment and surgery.
- Colorectal cancerThe colorectal department is a Guangdong provincial clinical key specialty and a designated centre for multidisciplinary colorectal cancer care.
- International medical careThe International Medical Center has dedicated consulting rooms, examination rooms and inpatient wards for international and domestic patients.
Conditions treated
- Nasopharyngeal cancer
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Oesophageal cancer
- Thyroid cancer
Departments
Facts & figures
1964Founded
Over 1.84 millionOutpatient visits (2023)
185,408Inpatient stays (2023)
45,492Operations (2023)
Inside the hospital
Your visit
What we arrange here
- Appointments with the right department and doctor
- An interpreter with you at every visit
- Translated reports and records to take home
- A hotel near the hospital, and transfers
- Follow-up with the doctor after you go home
Getting there
Guangzhou is easy to reach by air or high-speed rail. We book your appointment and travel, and can plan the trip together with time in Kunming or Chongqing.
