As an international reputable cancer hospital, Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou devotes itself to provide professional, safety, effective and the best medical services to patients. It has abstracted more and more inland and oversea patients and drew much attention of the oversea media with its high quality and characteristic medical services.

　　On 13 July, 2012, a Philippine journalist group, total 18 people, came to Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou for a two-day visit and interview. They said their trip to China was not only to seek for a deeper understanding of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou, but also to experience its characteristic services and hopefully can introduce them to more Philippine patients.

Friendly communication between Philippine media and the managerial staffs of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou

　　Journalists experienced the medical services personally

　　At 9 a.m. on 13 July, the Philippine journalist group arrived in Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou. Later, they visited the wards and medical equipments companied by the managerial staffs of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou. Wherever they went, they showed great interest.

　　To enable every member of the journalist group to get a personal experience of the advanced and top-class medical services, Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou arranged physical examinations for the journalists. During the process, the journalists closely felt the various advanced medical examination equipments, showing great enthusiasm by inquiring their names and functions. Medical personnel professionally answered their questions one by one.

　　“In Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou, the medical equipments are very advanced and the services are characteristic and reassuring” Said the Philippine journalist group, highly praising the brand-new medical service notion and the advanced medical equipments of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou.

　　Enjoy characteristic value-added services

　　In the evening of 13 July, Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou arranged an activity----Pearl River Cruise for the Philippine journalist group. According to relevant personnel of the hospital, medical tourism, Pearl River Cruise included, is one of the hospital’s characteristic value-added service projects. In the evening of 12 July, the hospital had organized another Pearl River Cruise for the patients aiming to relax them physically and mentally and help them to get a better rehabilitation through sightseeing.

　　The media journalist group surprisingly found that Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou not only actively catches up with the standards of international advanced techniques and equipments, but also provides humanistic medical services. That is why it is so popular among oversea patients.

　　Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou has introduced dozens of characteristic value-added service projects to cancer patients since its establishment, medical tourism included. Others like seeing movies in the Modern cinema, from time to time health lectures, birthday party for patients, celebration of Chinese traditional festivals, etc. are also included in the projects. All these activities enable oversea patients as well as their families to feel the intensive humanistic care from Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou. Just like Mr. Lin Zhicheng, Chairman of the Board of Bo Ai medical group said: “Medical treatment has no boundary.” Being the first specialized hospital of Bo Ai medical group to enter the international market, Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou is winning the approval and praise of inland and oversea cancer patients with its characteristic medical services.

Patients in Pearl River Cruise

　　Patients are from all over the world

　　To meet different needs of more oversea patients, Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou has set up offices in many countries, providing patients with one-stop services, namely, from consultation to treatment, and has made great influence in the overseas. Patients visiting the hospital come from different countries and districts, such as Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, etc. According to relevant personnel of the hospital, recently there are some Philippine cancer patients receiving rehabilitation treatment in Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou. With the arrangement of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou, journalists interviewed two of these patients and their families and learned about their conditions in detail.

　　Patients told the journalists that their travel to China is not that hard as expected. With the all along assistance of the office staffs, they went through a smooth process in visa signing, ticket booking and other related issues as well. They also told the journalists that during their treatment in Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou, their conditions have been under control, for Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou not only possesses international advanced medical techniques, but also has unique Chinese medicine physical therapy. Moreover, during the treatment, there are specialized nutritionists to follow up their nutrition conditions and make specific nutrition plan for them according to their personal conditions. Thus, they have more energy to fight against cancer.

　　Meanwhile, the patient families also told the journalists that not only the patients can receive rehabilitation treatment, but also their families can enjoy the free examination service of the hospital. According to them, examination can help them discover disease as early as possible and therefore they can take treatment timely. Moreover, through physical examination, their awareness of disease prevention and treatment was improved.

The Journalists are interviewing two of the Philippine patients

　　Sacred mission: to provide the most satisfying medical services to patients

　　After two days’ interview and experience, the journalists felt the brand-new medical service of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou. They said they were willing to introduce the hospital to more Philippine patients and sincerely hope that the hospital can help more Philippine patients.

　　Chairman of the Board of Bo Ai medical group, Mr. Lin Zhicheng showed his gratefulness to the journalist group and all patient friends for their supports and care towards the hospital. He said that the hospital will persist in its sacred mission to provide the most satisfying medical service to patients and enable more oversea patients to enjoy the best medical service of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou.

*Surgery, in addition to the appropriate chemotherapy and radiotherapy, are effective in treating early cancer, but certain patients in late stage of cancer may not be tolerate surgery well as they can be relatively weak. A combination of carefully planned minimally invasive therapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy can effectively reduce the side effects and discomfort of treatment and may help patient get better efficacy.