To be become the premier center for healing cancer in the Asia and Pacific region and to provide effective and compassionate clinical care that improves the lives of patients with cancer and their families.
To ensure a leadership in providing medical services in oncology by delivering friendly equitable and quality services nationwide and to translate new knowledge into better prevention and cancer treatment.
| YEAR | EVENT |
| 1961-1982 | State Radiotherapy Hospital |
| 1982-2006 | State Cancer Center |
| From2006 | National Cancer Center |
| 1934 | Introduction of surgical procedures for cancer patients in some organs located closer to the surface of body with assistance of the former Soviet Union experts. |
| 1940 | Oncologic surgery advanced by operating on deep organs. |
| 1953 | First gastrectomy was successfully performed on patient with stomach cancer. |
| 1953 | First application of nuclear isotope Ra226 from the former Soviet Union to cervical cancer. |
| 1958 | Foundation of radiotherapy by opening X-ray treatment cabinet with two ROUM-7 and ROUM11 apparatus at hospital #1. |
| 1958 | Partial esophagectomy, gastrectomy with their reattachment were performed successfully without thoracotomy. Esophagus was reconstructed by jejunum. |
| 1960 | First complete removal of cancerous lung. |
| 1961 | State Radiation Hospital was established. |
| 1968 | Mobile oncologic brigade was established. |
| 1971 | Nationwide cancer morbidity and mortality registration commenced. |
| 1981 | State Radiation hospital was expanded to State Oncology Center. |
| 1982 | New complex building for the State Oncology Center was completed. |
| 1982 | The Center started to function as a base for clinical research and training as research activities as well as pre and post graduate training were added into the National Medical University curriculum. |
| 1982 | Job description and duty regulation for oncology departments and cabinets at the provincial, municipal as well as district level were approved by the order of the Health Minister. |
| 1990 | Computer tomography apparatus was established. |
| 1991 | An X-ray machine with many variables and TV system, portable and console ultrasound machines, computed stereographic machine as well as cardio monitor for perioperative usage were introduced into diagnosing and treatment of cancer. |
| 1992 | Department of Head and Neck Surgery was established. |
| 1999 | Department of Nursing was established. |
| 2002 | Department of Palliative Care was established. |
| 2003 | Department of research, training and information/statistics was established. |
| 2006 | Oncology Center was expanded and renamed as National Cancer Center. |
| 2007 | Provision of modern diagnostic and treatment equipment’s took place as a result of equipment renovation and technology innovation program implementation. |
| 2009 | National Cancer Center of Mongolia was named after Namkhai-Ochir Nyamdavaa. |
| 2016 | Reconstruction and expansion of NCC complex. |
| 2016 | Department of early detection and cancer registration and was established. |
| 2016 | Latest computed tomography apparatus was installed. |
| 2018 | Living donor liver transplantation was successfully introduced. |
| 2018 | Introduction of Three-dimensional image-guided therapy |
| 2019 | Introduction of linear accelerator into radiation treatment for cancer patients. |
| Name | : | Rehabilitation therapy / psychologist, physical therapist/ |
| Organization Type | : | Clinical Department |
| Name | : | Endoscopy / esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy/ |
| Organization Type | : | Clinical Department |
| Name | : | General surgery / gastric and intestinal surgery, urology surgery |
| Name | : | Gynecological surgery |
| Name | : | Hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery |
| Name | : | Thoracic surgery / esophageal , breast, lung surgery |
| Name | : | Head and neck surgery / plastic and reconstruction surgery |
| Name | : | Intensive care unit / hemodialysis |
| Name | : | Anesthesiology and pain control |
| Name | : | Palliative care therapy |
| Name | : | Angiography |
| Name | : | Chemotherapy |
| Name | : | Radiotherapy |
| Name | : | Radiology / X-ray, Computed Tomography, Ultrasound, Mammography/ |
| Name | : | Clinical laboratory |
| Name | : | Pathology |
| Name | : | Emergency care unit / cardiologist |
| Total Population | 2,796,000 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Group | Lower Middle | ||
| Total Deaths | 19,000 | ||
| Life Expectancy at birth | Total | 67 | |
| Male | 64 | ||
| Female | 72 | ||
| Cancer Mortality Profile |  |
||
| Age-Standardized Cancer Mortality Trends |  |
||
| Cancer Incidence |  |
||
| Adult Risk Factors | Current tobacco smoking (2011 Data) | Males | 48.4% |
| Females | 6.2% | ||
| Total | 26.8% | ||
| Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010 Data) | Males | 11.7 | |
| Females | 2.2 | ||
| Total | 6.9 | ||
| Physical inactivity (2010 Data) | Males | 17.5% | |
| Females | 21.7% | ||
| Total | 19.6% | ||
| Obesity (2014 Data) | Males | 13.7% | |
| Females | 17.7% | ||
| Totals | 15.7% | ||
| Household solid fuel use (2012 Data) | Males | NA | |
| Females | NA | ||
| Total | 70% | ||
| Cancer Plans, Monitoring, and Surveillance | Has an operational cancer policy/strategy/action plan | Yes | |
| Has a cancer registry | |||
| Scope | Hospital-based | ||
| Coverage | National | ||
| Last Year of Data | 2012 | ||
| Cancer Primary Prevention Policies | Tobacco Control | Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use | Yes |
| Smoke-free legislation | All public places completely smoke-free (or at least 90% of the population covered by complete subnational smoke-free legislation)* | ||
| Tobacco dependence treatment | NRT and/or some cessation services (neither cost-covered) | ||
| Warning labels | Large warning with all appropriate characteristics* | ||
| Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship | Ban on national television, radio and print media as well as on some but not all other forms of direct and/or indirect advertising | ||
| Tobacco taxes | 26-50% of retail price is tax | ||
| Overweight and obesity prevention and control | Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan for reducing overweight/obesity | Yes | |
| Physical inactivity prevention and control | Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity | Yes | |
| Harmful use of alcohol prevention and control | Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol | Yes | |
| National Immunization | Human Papillomavirus vaccination schedule | NA | |
| Hepatitis B vaccination schedule | Birth | ||
| Hepatitis B vaccination coverage, infants | 98% | ||
| Cancer Screening and Early Detection | Cervical Cancer | Cervical cytology (PAP) | Generally available at the public primary health care level |
| Acetic Acid Vizualization (VIA) | Not generally available at the public primary health care level | ||
| Breast Cancer | Breast palpation / clinical breast exam (CBE) | Generally available at the public primary health care level | |
| Mammogram | Generally available at the public primary health care level | ||
| Colorectal Cancer | Faecal occult blood test or faecal immunological test | Not generally available at the public primary health care level | |
| Bowel cancer screening by exam or colonoscopy | Not generally available at the public primary health care level | ||
| Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care | Radiotherapy | Generally available in the public health system | |
| Total high energy teletherapy units / million inhabitants | 1 | ||
| Number of radiotherapy centres | 1 | ||
| Number of radiation oncologists | 8 | ||
| Chemotherapy (medicines not specified) | Generally available in the public health system | ||
| Oral morphine (formulation not specified) | Generally available in the public health system | ||
| Non-methadone morphine equivalent consumption per cancer death (mg) | NA | ||
| Community/home care for people with advanced stage cancer and other NCDs | Generally available | ||
| REMARKS | * Indicates highest possible level of achievement | ||
| SOURCE | Extracted from: WHO Cancer Country Profiles 2014 (https://www.who.int/cancer/country-profiles/mng_en.pdf?ua=1) as of 2019/05/30 | ||
Please complete the form below to send us an E-Mail. For security and anti-spam purposes, we do not post our E-Mail addresses on our website.
