National Cancer Center

The clinic, National Cancer Center, was established in March 2000 in Ilsan-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, with the goal of reducing cancer incidence rates and mortality rates, and improving the quality of life of cancer patients through specialized research and treatment. It includes a research institute, a branch hospital, and a national cancer management project team. The research institute is divided into four departments: the Basic and Applied Research Department, the Transitional Clinical Research Department, the Convergent Technology Research Department, and the Cancer Epidemiology and Management Research Department, and it also operates a tumor bank. The branch hospital is composed of 10 specialized centers for frequently occurring cancers, such as stomach cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, and pediatric cancer, as well as a clinical trial center, a screening center, a proton therapy center, and a total of 15 centers. The national cancer management project team works with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to support cancer policies, cancer screening projects, and hospice palliative care projects, among others. In addition, the clinic holds symposia, lectures, and seminars to provide information about cancer.