Cancer screening in Republic of Korea: Best Clinics and Costs 2024

Asan Hospital (Asan Medical Center) is the largest multidisciplinary medical center in South Korea, which can serve 2,700 patients at once.

The key specialties in the hospital are organ transplant, oncology, cardiology, and cardiac surgery. Almost half of all heart transplants in South Korea are carried out (45%) at Asan. The success of organ transplants ranges from 90%.

Every day, 11,800 outpatients and 2,550 inpatients are treated in Asan Hospital. Medical tourists from the USA, China, the UAE, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia choose Asan Hospital.

• Samsung specialists carry out precise cancer screening due to the most innovative medical equipment in South Korea.

• Samsung personnel apply new instruments produced by the Samsung company, the world's leader in medical technologies manufacturing.

• Over 2,000,000 patients per year prefer Samsung Medical Center to other facilities.

• The cancer screening test cost at Samsung is approximately at the same level as in German, Spanish or Israeli clinics.

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital is one of the most innovative multidisciplinary medical centers in Korea.

It is the 1st digital hospital in the country. The hospital is equipped witg BESTcare system that allows avoiding medical errors, improving treatment safety and effectiveness.

Bundang specializes in general and abdominal surgery, oncology, orthopedics and traumatology. 1,500,000 patients undergo treatment at in hospital every year.

Gangnam Severance Hospital is a large multidisciplinary medical center in Seoul, South Korea. The hospital specializes in oncology, neurosurgery, neurology, cardiology, and check-up (complex diagnostics).

Gangnam Severance Hospital has received JCI accreditation, a global organization that evaluates the clinics across the globe for safety and high-quality medical services. That means the hospital complies with international healthcare standards.

The hospital is the 1st in South Korea to perform lung transplant.

Korea University Anam Hospital has world-class robotic surgery skills, especially in cancer surgery. It has developed the world's first robotic oral thyroid cancer surgery method that removes tumor without visible scars by inserting a surgical robot arm into the patient's mouth.

In addition, not only the bladder cancer pre-stage robotic surgery was the first and most successful in Asia, but also the first robotic breast reconstruction surgery in Korea reduces the size of the scar by one-tenth. On top of that, bloodless or minimal blood transfusions are applied to reduce the risk of infection and speed up postoperative recovery. Patients from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia go here for treatment.

Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) is the leading multidisciplinary state facility in the capital of South Korea. The President of the country receives treatment here.

Since 2004, SNUH has been digitalized completely — all data about patients is stored in the electronic system.

The hospital shows the highest statistics for cancer treatment in South Korea. Other SNUH key specialties are neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery, pediatrics, and organ transplant.

Seoul University Hospital serves 10,700 patients every day on average.

Yonsei Sarang Moa is a private multi-specialty medical center in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. The team focuses on sexology, surgery, and ctology. Doctors utilize the da Vinci Surgical System, an innovative robotic surgical platform that offers unparalleled precision and control during minimally invasive procedures. Yonsei Sarang Moa is one of the few clinics in South Korea equipped with this advanced technology. The da Vinci Surgical System allows its doctors to perform complex surgeries with enhanced precision and minimal scarring. Yonsei Sarang Moa serves only adults. 4,500 patients choose Yonsei Sarang Moa to get medical care every year. Patients from Asia visit the clinic most often.