National Cancer Center Introduces Advanced Imaging, Robotic Surgery
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Ulaanbaatar, December 22, 2025 /MONTSAME/. On December 20, 2025, Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav visited the National Cancer Center of Mongolia (NCCM) to review the progress of a project titled Establishing the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection National Network.
The project has
been implemented in three phases since 2021,
with financing of EUR 10 million under a loan
agreement between the Government of Mongolia and the Government of the Republic
of Austria.
As
a result of the initiative, the National Cancer Center has acquired advanced
diagnostic and treatment equipment, including a magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) machine, computed
tomography (CT) scanner, angiography suite,
and an AI-supported digital mammography system.
These upgrades bring the center closer to international standards and enhance
its capacity to detect, diagnose, and treat cancer at earlier stages.
According to the center’s development plan, it is preparing to use a surgical robot for the first time in its operative treatments on December 28, 2025. The NCCM has also modernized radiotherapy in 2022 by introducing linear accelerator-based technology, advancing the cancer treatment capabilities by an estimated 20 years, and increasing service accessibility by 25 percent.
Since last
year, the center has begun performing surgeries for deep-seated
brain tumors, conditions previously deemed inoperable in
Mongolia. Moreover, after successfully conducting its first living-donor liver
transplant in cooperation with surgeons from Samsung Medical Center of the
Republic of Korea in 2018, the center’s Mongolian doctors now
independently carry out such transplants.
To strengthen nationwide cancer care, an electronic registration system has been introduced, linking 21 aimags and nine districts with the National Cancer Center. This system ensures that patient diagnoses are registered at the national center, facilitating timely treatment initiation regardless of where patients are first seen.
In addition to clinical services, efforts to expand access continued this year with the opening of a sub-center in the northern region. Construction has also begun on the “National Cancer Center-2” project in Songinokhairkhan District, while a new endoscopic diagnostic and treatment facility is under construction and expected to open next year.
