Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

About the hospital

The Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing opened on 15 March 1958 under the name Ritan Hospital. It was the first specialist cancer hospital established in the People's Republic of China. A cancer research institute was added in 1962. In 1983 the hospital moved to its present site by Longtan Lake and took its current name. It is a Grade 3A specialist cancer hospital under China's National Health Commission. It is the host institution of the National Cancer Center, which is one of the country's national medical centres, and of the National Clinical Research Center for Malignant Tumors. The hospital also leads national cancer registration and quality-control work.

How we arrange your care

As an international patient, you don't need to navigate registration, language or paperwork on your own. We arrange your visit to this hospital from start to finish.

• We send your records for review before you travel
• We arrange your consultation, tests or admission
• An interpreter goes with you to every appointment
• We arrange your visa invitation letter, flights and a hotel nearby