Cancer care network

Top cancer hospitals in Papaya's network, their oncologists, and recommendations by cancer type.

Recommended by cancer type

Centres with documented strengths for each common cancer. The treating hospital is always the doctor's decision.

Breast cancer

In Vietnam

Overseas

Why these: Dedicated breast centres (SCCC, HVBC, the UMC Breast Department); genomic testing for recurrence risk stratification (OncotypeDX); CyberKnife S7 robotic radiosurgery at FV Hospital; autologous stem cell transplantation supporting breast cancer treatment at Hue Central Hospital.

Lung cancer

In Vietnam

Overseas

Why these: Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), bronchial stenting, RFA for lung tumours and lung transplantation (10 cases, 100% successful as of 2025) at the National Lung Hospital; rapid genetic testing to guide targeted therapy for advanced lung cancer at SJMC; proton therapy tracking moving tumours at SMC.

Colorectal cancer

Overseas

Why these: AI/NBI-assisted endoscopy for early detection (Samitivej); endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD/LECS) for early-stage lesions (JFCR); the Immunoscore genomic marker for risk stratification; intraoperative HIPEC chemotherapy for peritoneal metastases.

Liver cancer

In Vietnam

Overseas

Why these: Cho Ray Hospital: more than 1,000 radiofrequency ablation (RFA) procedures and more than 500 liver resections (as of 2014); local interventional treatment (TACE/DEB-TACE, RFA, microwave, cryoablation, NanoKnife) is the main axis of liver cancer treatment – all of it available at Modern Cancer Hospital, Bangkok Hospital and SJMC.

Stomach cancer

In Vietnam

Overseas

Why these: Japan and South Korea are the two countries with the highest stomach cancer survival rates in the world, thanks to endoscopic screening and high-volume surgery; JFCR is strong in organ-preserving endoscopy for early-stage disease, and AMC in radical surgery.

Thyroid cancer

In Vietnam

Overseas

Why these: Thyroid cancer is treated mainly with surgery plus I-131/nuclear medicine, so priority goes to units with a specialised thyroid surgery department (the National Hospital of Endocrinology) and to nuclear medicine/theranostics centres (AMC, Sunway, Bangkok Hospital).

Blood cancers – leukaemia, lymphoma

In Vietnam

Overseas

Why these: These diseases depend on bone marrow/stem cell transplantation capability and cell therapy (CAR-T), which only some units in the network have; in Vietnam these are currently Vinmec (CAR-T), K Hospital and Hue Central Hospital (stem cell transplantation).

Please note

  1. Every cancer centre in the network is multidisciplinary and can treat all types of cancer. There is no separate hospital dedicated to one specific cancer type — the "Recommended hospitals" column above lists the units with specifically documented strengths or technology, not a restrictive list.
  2. The hospital where treatment actually takes place is chosen by the doctor, based on the cancer type, the stage, the patient's condition and the outcome of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) review.
  3. Each hospital's oncologists, scale, accreditation and detailed strengths are on that hospital's page.
  4. The international network covers 9 regions: China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Europe (the UK), the United States, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam (18 hospitals).
  5. Notable development plans in Vietnam: Tam Anh General Hospital — the first proton therapy system in Vietnam (Mevion S250-FIT, installation expected in early 2027); K Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital and Hue Central Hospital are planned as the 3 national proton therapy centres for the 2026–2030 period.
  6. The table above covers 15 of the 18 international facilities in the network. The remaining three — OncoCare (Singapore), Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara (Malaysia) and Island Hospital Penang (Malaysia) — are not assigned to a specific cancer type because their documented strengths apply to all cancers: molecular/genetic diagnostics and precision PET-CT-MRI at OncoCare; the first Mediso AnyScan SPECT/CT/PET hybrid imaging system in the Asia-Pacific region plus AI-assisted radiotherapy planning at Thomson; TrueBeam HyperArc/Halcyon radiotherapy with EBRT, VMAT, SBRT and SRS at Island. All 3 are multidisciplinary centres able to treat all 7 cancer groups listed above.

Hospitals by region

Vietnam

Vietnam

K Hospital (Vietnam National Cancer Hospital)

No JCI accreditation (a central-level public hospital).

Beds: ~2,400 (3 campuses) Cancer cases treated per year: ~400,000–500,000 consultation/treatment visits per year (including ~32,000 operations, ~39,000 chemotherapy patients and ~16,000 radiotherapy patients per year)

3 oncologists

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital

No JCI accreditation (a public hospital).

Beds: 1,000 (Thủ Đức campus, including a 500-bed inpatient block) + the original campus in Bình Thạnh Cancer cases treated per year: ~37,000 cancer operations per year; >180,000 radiotherapy sessions per year; ~800,000 outpatient visits per year

3 oncologists

Vietnam

Vinmec International Hospital (Vinmec Cancer Center)

Joint Commission International (JCI) — Vinmec Times City and Vinmec Central Park.

Beds: 600+ (Vinmec Times City, hospital-wide) Cancer cases treated per year: 1,800+ cancer patients treated since 2015; ~45,000 cumulative radiotherapy sessions

3 oncologists

Vietnam

FV Hospital (Hy Vong Cancer Center)

Joint Commission International (JCI) — accredited since 2016 and reaccredited for 4 consecutive cycles (2016/2019/2022/2025); a compliance rate above 98% at the most recent survey.

Beds: 220 (hospital-wide, a third-party estimate) Cancer cases treated per year: ~80,000 cancer patients treated over more than 15 years; radiotherapy capacity of up to 80 patients per day; outpatient chemotherapy unit — 17 chairs, up to 25 patients per day

3 oncologists

Vietnam

Tam Anh General Hospital (Oncology Center)

ISO 15189:2022 (Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, February 2026 — the first in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern region).

Beds: 480 (Tâm Anh Ho Chi Minh City); the new Phú Mỹ Hưng cancer hospital: 1,000 beds (expected around 2028) Cancer cases treated per year: not publicly disclosed

3 oncologists

Vietnam

National Lung Hospital

No JCI accreditation (a Grade I specialist hospital under the Ministry of Health).

Beds: more than 1,000 Departments/units: 47 units (10 administrative departments, 21 clinical departments, 6 paraclinical departments, 10 centres), including 3 oncology departments (I, II, III) specialising in lung cancer and mediastinal tumours

Vietnam

Cho Ray Hospital

No JCI accreditation (a special-class public hospital under the Ministry of Health).

Beds: 2,000 (hospital-wide); Cancer Centre: 250 inpatient beds Cancer cases treated per year: ~457,000 outpatient visits and ~67,000 inpatient admissions (hospital-wide); ~500-600 patients screened and treated for cancer per day

Vietnam

National Hospital of Endocrinology

No JCI accreditation (a national lead public specialist hospital under the Ministry of Health).

Beds: more than 1,000 (2 campuses: Thái Thịnh and Tứ Hiệp); Thyroid Surgery Department: 100 beds Outpatient visits: more than 2,000 per day (up to 2,600 on some days)

Vietnam

Hung Viet Cancer Hospital

No JCI accreditation (a private specialist hospital).

Scale: 2 campuses (34 and 40 Đại Cổ Việt, Hanoi); 6 specialist centres About 30,000 visits per year

1 oncologist

Vietnam

Hue Central Hospital (Oncology Center)

No JCI accreditation (a special-class public hospital under the Ministry of Health).

Hospital-wide: 3,939 beds (including campus 2); Oncology Center: a separate 7-storey building of about 10,000 m² Cancer cases treated per year: not publicly disclosed

Vietnam

Xuyen A General Hospital

No JCI accreditation (a private hospital).

Beds: 750 inpatient beds (Củ Chi campus); area of 36,000 m² More than 2,700 outpatient visits and 1,500 admissions per day (hospital-wide)

1 oncologist

Vietnam

American International Hospital (AIH)

JCI accredited (November 2022, at the very first survey).

Beds: 120 inpatient beds (at the time of opening in 2018; no updated figure available) Free cancer screening programme for 1,000 patient visits

1 oncologist

Vietnam

Hop Luc General Hospital

JCI or ISO 15189 accreditation could not be verified.

Scale: 800 beds (hospital-wide, not broken down for oncology). In 2025: 182,878 outpatient visits, 42,000 inpatient treatment episodes, bed occupancy of 102%, about 7,000 operations and 7,442 radiotherapy sessions (hospital-wide figures).

Vietnam

Thong Nhat Hospital

The Haematology Department holds ISO 15189:2012 (12 June 2020) - accreditation for the haematology laboratory, not applying specifically to the Oncology Department. JCI could not be verified.

Hospital-wide: more than 1,200 beds, about 1,300 staff, 32 clinical departments and 8 paraclinical departments. Oncology Department: 65 inpatient beds + 2 day-chemotherapy rooms, 33 staff (1 Level II specialist/MSc doctor, 4 Level I specialists, 1 general practitioner). Hospital-wide outpatients: more than 1 million visits per year.

Vietnam

Dong Nai General Hospital

JCI or ISO 15189 accreditation could not be verified for this hospital (note: the recent ISO 15189:2022 belongs to Bệnh viện Đồng Nai -2, a different facility, and does not apply to Dong Nai General Hospital).

Scale: 1,100-1,400 beds (depending on the source and date), about 1,594 staff (352 doctors, 609 nurses). Oncology Department: from 15 beds/3 doctors (2007) to more than 65 beds/11 treating doctors, 25 staff.

Vietnam

University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)

February 2025: certification under the PRIME-JCI programme (prevention of infection and of intravenous medication errors) - not hospital-wide JCI accreditation.

Scale: campus 2 has about 1,000 beds (no consistent total figure across the 3 campuses). Outpatients system-wide: ~2-2.7 million visits per year; inpatients: ~55,000-120,000 cases per year; operations: ~30,000-44,000 per year (not broken down for oncology).

1 oncologist

Vietnam

Gia Dinh People's Hospital

JCI or ISO 15189 accreditation could not be verified for the Oncology Department or for the hospital as a whole. The hospital is classified as Grade I (by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee) and holds the Labour Order, Second Class (a domestic award, not an international quality accreditation).

Hospital-wide: 1,500 beds, about 1,500 inpatients per day, more than 4,000 outpatient visits per day and more than 300 emergency cases per day (beds for the Oncology Department are not reported separately).

Vietnam

Nam Sai Gon International Hospital

ISO 15189:2022 for the laboratory (announced on 10 April 2026) - covering controls across the 3 stages before, during and after testing. JCI could not be verified.

Total bed numbers, and beds for oncology, have not been published in the sources checked.

2 oncologists

Singapore

Singapore

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Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI)

Beds: Spread across multiple medical centres in Singapore Cancer cases treated per year: 8,000

3 oncologists

Singapore

OncoCare Cancer Centre

Singapore Quality Class – Service (SQC-Service)

Beds: Spread across multiple medical centres in Singapore Cancer cases treated per year: 7,000

3 oncologists

Singapore

Curie Oncology

Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Beds: Spread across multiple medical centres in Singapore Cancer cases treated per year: 5,000

3 oncologists

Thailand

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Bangkok Hospital

Joint Commission International (JCI) — the international healthcare quality accreditation organisation

Beds: 115 Cancer cases treated per year: 1,200

3 oncologists

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Samitivej Hospital

Joint Commission International (JCI) — the international healthcare quality accreditation organisation

Beds: 275 Cancer cases treated per year: 4,500

3 oncologists

Malaysia

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Sunway Medical Centre

Joint Commission International (JCI)

Beds: 885 Cancer cases treated per year: 4,500

3 oncologists

Malaysia

Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI)

Beds: 554 Cancer cases treated per year: 2,200

3 oncologists

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Island Hospital

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI)

Beds: 600 Cancer cases treated per year: 3,500

3 oncologists

China

China

Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou

Joint Commission International (JCI) — the international healthcare quality accreditation organisation

Beds: 180 Cancer cases treated per year: 12,000

3 oncologists

China

Fosun Chancheng Hospital

Joint Commission International (JCI) — the international healthcare quality accreditation organisation

Beds: 1,750 Cancer cases treated per year: 10,000

3 oncologists

South Korea

Japan

Japan

Osaka University Hospital

Japan Council for Quality Health Care (JQ)

Beds: 1,086 Cancer cases treated per year: 7,000

3 oncologists

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The Royal Marsden, Chelsea

Care Quality Commission (CQC) — rated Outstanding

Beds: 113 Cancer cases treated per year: 25,000

3 oncologists

United States

United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

The Joint Commission (TJC) — the US healthcare accreditation commission

Beds: 1,000 Cancer cases treated per year: 15,000

3 oncologists