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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, founded in 1964, is South China's leading oncology institute and the nation's top-ranked cancer center in scientific impact, ranking fifth worldwide on the 2024 Nature Index, with 6 academicians and one of Asia's finest radiotherapy centers.
Since 1964
62 years of cancer care
2,245
Licensed beds
2.56 million
Annual outpatient visits
6
Academicians on staff
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Chinese Name：中山大学肿瘤防治中心
Founded in 1964 as one of China’s first specialized cancer hospitals, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center is South China’s largest and most academically powerful oncology base, integrating prevention, treatment, research and education. It ranks first nationally in oncology scientific impact and fifth among global cancer centers on the 2024 Nature Index. Operating 2,245 beds across Yuexiu and Huangpu campuses, it handles 222,000 hospitalizations and 2.56 million outpatient visits a year, supported by 6 academicians, 47 national-level talents, 231 doctoral and 334 master’s supervisors, and holds a national key discipline and state key laboratory for tumor prevention.
Since 1964
62 years of cancer care
2,245
Licensed beds
2.56 million
Annual outpatient visits
6
Academicians on staff
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Why patients travel to China for treatment
Six reasons international patients now put China on their shortlist — from internationally aligned clinical capability to the policy channels that make treatment here genuinely reachable.
Clinical capability at international standard
Latest-generation imaging, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, cellular and targeted therapies, and complex transplant and reconstructive programs — delivered to internationally aligned protocols by teams who perform them every day.
Diagnostics and treatment in days, not months
A full workup that means months of waiting elsewhere is typically completed here in 48–72 hours — imaging, laboratory work and specialist consultations arranged within a single visit, with treatment scheduled soon after.
Transparent, itemised pricing
Costs are clear — and considerably lower. Every charge is itemised and explained before treatment proceeds, so there are no bundled packages or after-the-fact surprises. For most pathways, the total typically runs 40–70% below comparable care in Western Europe or North America.
Policy channels that open the door
240-hour visa-free transit and dedicated medical visa routes; the Greater Bay Area’s Hong Kong–Macao drug and device pathway, which lets designated hospitals use Hong Kong- and Macao-registered medicines and devices; and Boao Lecheng’s real-world-data pilot zone for therapies not yet widely approved.
Traditional Chinese Medicine, properly integrated
Licensed hospital-grade TCM departments — acupuncture, herbal pharmacy, tuina and rehabilitative therapy — practised alongside Western medicine inside the same hospital. An integrated option very few destinations can match.
A deep talent pool and unmatched clinical data
Enormous annual patient volumes and a large, highly trained specialist workforce mean teams encounter rare and complex cases routinely — experience that sharpens judgement and matures clinical protocols.
Where this hospital leads
Three flagship specialties carry this hospital's international reputation — deep subspecialty teams, high case volumes and active research programmes. The core departments that follow are shared by every Orisene partner hospital, each maintaining an English-speaking care team and priority international scheduling.
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
A treatment program at internationally advanced level and the leading cancer institute in South China; ranks No.1 nationally in oncology science impact (2023) and 5th among global cancer centers on the 2024 Nature Index, with 6 academicians on staff.
Radiation Therapy
One of Asia's first-rate radiotherapy centers, operating 2,245 licensed beds across Yuexiu and Huangpu campuses with 222,000 hospitalizations and 2.56 million outpatient visits a year, plus the National Key Discipline in oncology and the State Key Laboratory for malignant-tumor prevention.
Gastrointestinal & Solid-Tumor MDT with Robotic Surgery
Multidisciplinary GI, liver, lung and lymphoma care under the National Key Discipline in oncology and the State Key Laboratory, supported by 47 national-level talents, 231 doctoral and 334 master's supervisors for minimally invasive and robotic surgery.
China's specialty strengths open to international patients
Fields where China's case volume, surgical maturity and access work in the patient's favour — each staffed with an English-speaking care team and priority international scheduling. The figures below are national-scale data published by the cited sources, not this hospital's own results.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Centre
The medicine China gave the world. Born here and refined across two millennia of clinical practice, TCM is now practised in 196 countries and regions, with acupuncture in clinical use across 113 WHO member states (State Administration of TCM, 2023; WHO ICD-11, 2019). Here it runs alongside Western care, with English-language guidance.
Oncology & Precision Medicine
Multidisciplinary cancer programmes — precision diagnostics, systemic therapy and cellular therapy — inside one of the world's highest-volume oncology systems: 4.82 million new cancer cases in China in 2022, 24.2% of the world total (IARC GLOBOCAN 2022; China National Cancer Center, 2024), with 8 CAR-T therapies approved nationwide (NMPA, 2025).
Ophthalmology & Refractive Surgery
Cataract, refractive, retina and corneal services, supported by a national eye-health system built through four decades of continuous programme delivery: 4.61 million cataract surgeries across China in 2024 and a rate of 3,684 per million people, up from 83 in 1988 (national eye-health programme data via China Health News, 2025).
Joint Replacement & Sports Medicine
Joint preservation and replacement, sports injury and arthroscopy — high-volume teams working to structured recovery and return-to-movement pathways. China performed roughly 2.4 million joint replacements in 2024, growing about 20% a year (Qianzhan Industry Research, 2025; NHSA national joint-procurement data, 2021).
More advantageous specialties of Chinese hospitals
Urology & Robotic SurgeryHaematology & Stem Cell TherapyPAEDIATRICSCardiovascular Medicine & SurgeryHand & MicrosurgeryCritical Care MedicineSpine & Paediatric OrthopaedicsHand SurgeryHK–Macao Drug & Device ConnectSpecial Licensed Drugs & DevicesRare DiseasesBiomedical New TechnologiesGlobal First & Synchronised Access
Signature programs, built around your calendar
Programs designed for international patients — scheduled in days, documented in English, and paced so you can fly in, be cared for, and fly home without losing a season.
Executive Health Screening
A physician-designed comprehensive workup completed in a single morning: imaging, laboratories, cardiology and lifestyle review, followed by a same-day consultation — and a full English report, with every finding explained rather than merely listed, delivered within 48 hours.
ONE-MORNING WORKUP48-HOUR ENGLISH REPORTPHYSICIAN-LED REVIEW
Second Opinion Program
Existing records reviewed by senior specialists, with a written second opinion in 3–5 working days — by secure video or in person.
3–5 DAYSREMOTE OPTION
Precision Surgery Program
Robotic-assisted and minimally invasive approaches across urology, gynaecology, thoracic and general surgery, delivered by high-volume surgical teams.
HIGH-VOLUME TEAMSENHANCED RECOVERY
Early-Access Medications
Where available at this hospital, internationally approved therapies can be accessible in mainland China well ahead of national rollout, through China's designated pilot channels.
WHERE AVAILABLEENGLISH DOCUMENTATION
International Pharmacy & Discharge
Discharge medications sourced, verified and packed for travel, with translated prescriptions and customs documentation prepared before you fly home.
TRAVEL-READYTRANSLATED RX
TCM & Integrative Recovery
Acupuncture, a licensed hospital-grade herbal pharmacy, and physician-designed integrative programs that pair centuries of practice with modern safety standards — a reason many international patients include integrative care in their plan.
LICENSED HERBAL PHARMACYINTEGRATIVE PATHWAYSENGLISH GUIDANCE
Meet your physicians
A senior team that consults in English — and takes time to explain, not only to prescribe. Physician availability is confirmed at the time of booking.
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Your journey, step by step
From the first message to the follow-up after you fly home — six steps, one coordinator, no paperwork on your side.
- Care in your language
Orisene offers English and multilingual services, a professional medical interpreter at every consultation, plus translation of your records, reports and prescriptions.
- Straightforward billing
Direct billing with major international insurers and corporate plans; cards, wire transfer and Alipay accepted. Costs itemised and explained before treatment begins.
- Frictionless entry
240-hour visa-free transit for 54 nationalities. Medical visa invitation letters issued within 48 hours whenever required.
- Independence
Orisene is not tied to any single hospital. We match your case to the department and team best suited to it — licensed, verified, and chosen on clinical fit rather than proximity.
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- Share your storyA private consultation with an Orisene advisor — by message, phone or video. Send medical records in any language; nothing is shared with the hospital yet.
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- Records review & matchingOrisene translates and presents your case to the right centre. The hospital returns a tailored care plan, with costs itemised once that plan is confirmed.
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- Confirm & scheduleAppointments are booked through official hospital channels only. Visa invitation letters, if needed, are issued and sent to you the same week.
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- Your visitYour navigator accompanies every consultation — real-time interpretation, logistics, and questions asked on your behalf, so you can focus on one thing only: being cared for.
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- Reports & follow-upTranslated reports and prescriptions delivered within days, remote follow-up coordination with your physicians at home — and a standing line to your navigator.
The hospital takes care of medicine. We take care of everything else.
Orisene Health is an independent medical concierge service based in South China. We are not employed by any hospital — we work for you, and only for you.
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Plan
Before you travel
Pre-trip review of your medical records, specialist and hospital matching across Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Boao Lecheng, appointment management, and itemised cost estimates — all in your language, all before you book a flight.
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Accompany
Before you travel
A dedicated Patient Navigator meets you at the airport and stays with you through every consultation: real-time interpretation, logistics, and questions asked on your behalf. Your interests are represented — always.
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After
Before you travel
Translated reports and prescriptions, remote follow-up coordination with your physicians at home, and seamless multi-city journeys if your pathway spans more than one hospital — a single service, accountable end to end.
- SerenityCalm is scheduled here, not merely promised. Quiet lounges, private waiting areas and unhurried consultations — appointments are paced so that you are never rushed, never crowded, and never left waiting in a public corridor.
- PrivacyNothing about you — not even the fact that you enquired — leaves our desk without your written consent. Records, names and conversations stay sealed. Here, confidentiality is the service itself, not a feature added to it.
- IndependenceNo hospital or pharmaceutical affiliations, no referral commissions. Our recommendations answer to one thing only — your interests — and you remain free to choose, change or decline at any point.
Orisene Health is an independent medical concierge and patient navigation service. We are not a hospital, clinic or pharmacy, and we do not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment — all clinical care is delivered by the licensed healthcare institutions we coordinate with.
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Information
- Address
Yuexiu Campus: No. 651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou City ; Huangpu Campus: No. 1 Kaiyang Fifth Road, Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, Huangpu District, Guangzhou City
- Traffic Information
1、City airport: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), 36.9 km away — approx. 53 min by car.
2、Nearest high-speed rail: Guangzhou Railway Station, 6.1 km away — approx. 20 min by car.
3、173.6 km from Hong Kong and 103.2 km from Shenzhen by road.
4、Orisene private transfer available on request; your navigator can meet you on arrival.
- 24/7 international hotline
020-87343000
- Website
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Plain-language guides from the Orisene resource library — written for first-time visitors to Chinese medicine, and reviewed by our clinical advisory team.
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Information Sources
The content on this page is based on the following sources:
- Official website — https://www.sysucc.org.cn/
- Youlai Doctor (online medical platform) — https://www.youlai.cn/
- Sun Yat-sen University News (official) — https://www.sysu.edu.cn/news/index.htm
Disclaimer: This information is for general educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for personal medical guidance.
Reference to any specific product or manufacturer does not imply endorsement by Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center.
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