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Stomach Cancer: Treatment in Beijing

Key test: Gastroscopy + staging CTDiagnosis from $250
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Short answer

East Asia's high gastric cancer volumes made Beijing's centers world-class in exactly this disease — from endoscopic resection of early lesions to D2 gastrectomy and perioperative chemotherapy. Beijing Cancer Hospital's GI teams provide staging and a written plan from $400.

Overview

Stomach cancer treatment is volume-sensitive: early cancers can be cured endoscopically (ESD) without losing the stomach; locally advanced disease needs quality D2 gastrectomy — a Asian-center strength — wrapped in chemotherapy; HER2 and PD-L1 testing guide drug choices in advanced disease.

In Beijing

Beijing Cancer Hospital runs one of China's premier gastric cancer programs across endoscopy, surgery and medical oncology; Beijing Friendship Hospital's endoscopy service is nationally strong for early-lesion work. East Asian centers' gastrectomy technique and volumes are exactly why outcomes here compare favorably.

Typical costs

  • Endoscopy review + staging CT: from about $250
  • Pathology re-review + written plan: from $400
  • Surgery/ESD and chemotherapy: individual quote

How we help

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Sources: Beijing Cancer Hospital

Stomach Cancer in Beijing — hospitals, costs & next steps

Recommended hospitals

Beijing Cancer Hospital
Premier gastric cancer program — ESD through D2 surgery
Beijing Friendship Hospital
Nationally strong therapeutic endoscopy

Departments

Gastroenterology at Beijing Friendship Hospital
Beijing Friendship Hospital hosts one of China's strongest digestive-disease centers — advanced endoscopy (ESD, ERCP), early-cancer detection and treatment, and full GI care.

Treatments & procedures

PD-1 / PD-L1 Immunotherapy
PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy helps the immune system attack cancer and is now standard in many tumor types. China has approved multiple agents — including domestic ones priced 60–80% below Western list prices — available at Beijing's top cancer centers when biomarkers support their use.

How China MedPass helps

China Specialist Second Opinion Package
A written second opinion from a senior Beijing tertiary-hospital specialist on your existing scans and records — no travel required for the review itself.

Guides & resources

CT Scan Cost in China
A CT scan in China costs roughly $35–55 in public hospital fees per region; with China MedPass coordination, English report and files, a CT starts from $250 — versus $500–3,000 self-pay in the US.

Stomach Cancer — frequently asked questions

Why treat stomach cancer in Asia?

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Because volume builds expertise: East Asian centers see gastric cancer at rates Western hospitals don't, and their endoscopic (ESD) and D2 surgical technique reflects it. Beijing Cancer Hospital's written review (from $400) will tell you whether your lesion is endoscopically curable — a question worth asking before any gastrectomy.

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