Oncology/Cancer Treatment at Beacon Hospital

Yes. Beacon Hospital's International Patient Care team accepts medical reports, scans, biopsy results, and existing treatment histories before you commit to travelling to Malaysia. 

An oncologist from the relevant subspecialty reviews your case and provides a written clinical assessment, including a recommended treatment plan and cost estimate. 

This allows you to make a fully informed decision before booking any travel.

Cancer treatment consultations and care coordination at Beacon Hospital in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia are managed by the International Patient Care team, which is available 24/7.

• WhatsApp: +1 718 550 0880
• Telephone: +1 718 550 0880
• Email: [email protected]

The team arranges in-person oncology consultations, online video follow-ups, second medical opinions on existing diagnoses, written cost estimates, and full travel and logistics coordination before you arrive in Malaysia.

The length of stay depends on your cancer type, stage, and the treatment prescribed.

• Radiotherapy courses typically run 5 to 7 weeks, though Beacon's 1-Week Radiotherapy Programme is available for selected cases
• Chemotherapy is administered in cycles, with each cycle lasting 1 to 3 days and rest periods of 2 to 3 weeks between sessions, requiring multiple visits
• Surgical procedures usually require a stay of 7 to 14 days including pre-operative assessment and post-operative recovery
• HIPEC surgery requires a longer inpatient stay of approximately 10 to 14 days

Your international patient coordinator will build a full treatment itinerary before departure so you know exactly how long each phase requires.

Cancer treatment costs in Malaysia are significantly lower than equivalent private treatment in the UK, US, Germany, and Gulf countries, often by 50% to 70% for the same standard of specialist care.

Inpatient Room Rates (per night)

• Single Standard Room: RM250
• Single Premium Room: RM400
• Two-Bedded Room: RM160
• Three-Bedded Room: RM115
• ICU / CCU: RM425
• Isolation Room: RM300

Chemotherapy Day Care

• Standard: RM100 per session
• Premium: RM250 per session

PET-CT Scanning

• 18F-FDG PET-CT Scan: RM2,200
• Ga-68 PSMA / Dotatate PET-CT: RM3,400
• GA-68 FAPI PET-CT: RM4,800

Overall treatment costs vary depending on cancer type, stage, the treatment modality required, and length of stay. 

A personalised written cost estimate can be requested from the International Patient Care team before you book travel, covering consultations, procedures, imaging, and accommodation.

Beacon Hospital is the first and only hospital in Malaysia accredited as an ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care, a designation issued by the European Society for Medical Oncology and currently active for the 2024 to 2026 period. 

Beacon's radiotherapy programme has also been benchmarked against MD Anderson Cancer Center standards by IROC Houston, qualifying the hospital as a participating site for international clinical studies. 

eacon has been ranked among Malaysia's Top 20 Best Hospitals by Newsweek for three consecutive years: 2024, 2025, and 2026.

Beacon Hospital's international patient services cover every stage of the journey, from first enquiry through to post-treatment follow-up after you return home.

• A written cost estimate is provided before you travel
• Airport shuttle from KLIA 1 or KLIA 2 is available for new patients
• Accommodation at Boulevard 51, Petaling Jaya, is available for patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or inpatient care, located 7 minutes from the hospital
• Oncology staff communicate in English, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tamil, and Hokkien
• International insurers including Allianz, Cigna, Chubb, Generali, AIA, and Zurich are accepted, alongside 20+ international TPAs including Allianz Worldwide, ISOS International, and Medilink-Global
• Online follow-up consultations are available with your treating doctor after you return home

Beacon Hospital offers a full range of advanced cancer treatments within a single specialist centre, covering surgery, radiation, systemic therapy, and molecular targeting.

• Halcyon 4.0 Radiotherapy- treats head and neck, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancers; 1st in Southeast Asia
• TrueBeam 4.1 with HyperArc Radiosurgery - treats brain tumours, brain metastases, spinal cord tumours, and lung, liver, and prostate cancers; 1st in Malaysia
• Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) - treats inoperable lung, liver, prostate, and spinal tumours in 1 to 5 sessions
• Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) - treats breast, colorectal, sarcoma, gynaecological, and pancreatic cancers with radiation delivered during surgery
• HIPEC - treats colorectal, ovarian, appendicular, gastric, and peritoneal cancers that have spread to the abdominal lining
• Immunotherapy - treats lung, melanoma, kidney, bladder, liver, lymphoma, and nasopharyngeal cancers
• Targeted Therapy - treats breast, colorectal, lung, thyroid, liver, pancreatic, and kidney cancers
• Targeted Alpha Therapy and Radionuclide Therapy - treats prostate cancer (PSMA), neuroendocrine tumours (Dotatate), and thyroid and liver cancers
• Bone Marrow Transplant - treats leukaemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, aplastic anaemia, and thalassaemia
• 1-Week Radiotherapy Programme - available for selected cancer types requiring a shorter treatment course