Journey 1
I need major treatment
For care where the main treatment episode happens in China — cancer treatment, complex surgery, neurosurgery, cardiac care, rare-disease and advanced oncology. This is the highest-stakes medical decision, so the sensible order is condition and treatment first, hospital second, clinical team third — not a consumer-style hospital ranking.
People choose China for major treatment for many reasons — waiting times, cost, a second opinion, a treatment that is not available at home, a specific specialist capability, or completing care while visiting family. This is not assumed to be a last resort.
Your decision, step by step
- 1 · Start from your condition or treatmentBegin with the disease or the specific treatment you need, not a hospital's overall reputation.Condition pages (e.g. liver cancer, lymphoma) are being built. In progress — structured data for this step is being researched and will appear here as it is verified.
- 2 · Find the treatment and where it is done in ChinaSee what is available, its regulatory and evidence status, and the anchor centres.
- 3 · Identify relevant specialist centresMove from the treatment to the hospitals indexed for it, with their listing scope and status.
- 4 · Check the clinical teamThe named team and their case experience matter as much as the hospital.Doctor and team profiles are a later phase. In progress — structured data for this step is being researched and will appear here as it is verified.
- 5 · Weigh the evidence and approval statusEach treatment page states its China regulatory status and the source behind every claim.
- 6 · Understand the full-episode costLook for the cost of the whole treatment episode, in the local currency, with what it includes — not a single headline number.
- 7 · Confirm international accessEnglish clinical support, an international department and foreign-passport registration are verified per hospital — never assumed from a hospital's fame.Per-hospital international-access fields are being researched. In progress — structured data for this step is being researched and will appear here as it is verified.
- 8 · Plan complications and return-home continuityBefore you travel, plan how complications would be managed and how your records follow you home.
Treatments indexed for major care
Start from the treatment, then move to the centres that offer it.
| Treatment | What it treats | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon-ion & proton therapy质子重离子治疗 | Head & neck tumors, chordoma, sarcomas, pediatric tumors, prostate, select inoperable solid tumors | What this meansReported on social media, forums, or non-official accounts; low confidence, not independently confirmed. / 来自社交媒体、论坛或非官方账号的转述;可信度低,未经独立核实。 SourceNo independent source on file. |
| CAR-T cell therapyCAR-T 细胞治疗 | Relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphomas, leukemia, multiple myeloma (product-dependent) | What this meansReported on social media, forums, or non-official accounts; low confidence, not independently confirmed. / 来自社交媒体、论坛或非官方账号的转述;可信度低,未经独立核实。 SourceNo independent source on file. |
| Lecheng special access (pre-NMPA drugs & devices)乐城特许药械通道 | Oncology & rare disease products approved by FDA/EMA/PMDA but not yet NMPA | What this meansConfirmed against a primary/official source — government, NMPA, hospital official website, official price list, registry, or peer-reviewed paper. / 已核对一手/官方来源(政府、NMPA、医院官网、官方价格表、登记库或同行评审论文)。 SourceNo independent source on file. |
| Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT / bone marrow transplant)造血干细胞移植(骨髓移植) | Leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, aplastic anemia and other blood disorders | What this meansReported on social media, forums, or non-official accounts; low confidence, not independently confirmed. / 来自社交媒体、论坛或非官方账号的转述;可信度低,未经独立核实。 SourceNo independent source on file. |
| Solid organ transplant (kidney/liver/heart/lung)实体器官移植 | — | What this meansNo independent source is on file; not verified. / 无独立来源;未经核实。 SourceNo independent source on file. |
| Conventional oncology (surgery / chemo / radiotherapy / immunotherapy)常规肿瘤治疗 | All major cancers at high-volume tertiary centers | What this meansNo independent source is on file; not verified. / 无独立来源;未经核实。 SourceNo independent source on file. |
Compare hospitals for this journey
Compare up to four hospitals on the fields that matter for this journey. There is no single overall score — you weigh the fields yourself.