국립암센터

What 국립암센터 does

The National Cancer Center (국립암센터) is a Korean government state entity that operates the National Cancer Screening Quality Improvement Education (국가암검진 질 향상 교육) website, a free online and offline training platform for healthcare professionals participating in Korea's national cancer screening program. Established as part of the 10-Year Plan against Cancer initiated in 1996, the National Cancer Screening Program began in 1999 under the Cancer Control Act (암관리법). The platform, accessible at neweducation.ncc.re.kr, serves doctors, nurses, radiologists, clinical pathologists, endoscopists, and other screening personnel at institutions participating in mandated national cancer screening across six cancer types: stomach, liver, colorectal, breast, cervical, and lung.

The platform is structured around six training categories: medical imaging (영상의학검사), diagnostic laboratory medicine (진단검사의학 검사), endoscopy (내시경검사), pathology (병리검사), national lung cancer screening (국가폐암검진), and general national cancer screening education. It delivers 20+ specialized courses covering fluoroscopy quality management, mammography reading, low-dose CT screening with Lung-RADS interpretation, endoscopy disinfection, and pathology biopsy assessment. The LMS includes progress tracking, evaluation exams (70+ score threshold for certification), and a 3-year-valid certificate issuance system. The entity shares training completion data with the National Health Insurance Service (국민건강보험공단) for institutional evaluation under the Basic Health Examination Act (건강검진기본법).

The center operates under a non-commercial public health model: all educational services are provided free of charge to eligible participants, with no revenue generated from the platform. The platform is maintained by third-party IT vendors CodeNameIn (주식회사 코드명인) for ongoing support and Yoon Communications (주식회사 윤커뮤니케이션즈) for next-generation system development. Customer segments are two-layered: individual healthcare professionals who must complete training for certification, and the cancer screening institutions whose evaluation scores depend on staff completion rates. The service is geographically restricted to South Korea and is non-commercial by design.

Name

국립암센터

Legal name

국립암센터 (National Cancer Center)

Website

https://neweducation.ncc.re.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The National Cancer Center of Korea operates a free online education platform providing mandated quality improvement training to healthcare professionals participating in Korea's national cancer screening program, covering six cancer screening categories under the Cancer Control Act.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cancer Screening Professional Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Cancer screening education
• Healthcare professional training
• National screening program
• Medical quality improvement
• Diagnostic radiology training

Headquarters

HQ city

Goyang-si

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Education Services: The education program is provided free of charge to healthcare professionals participating in the national cancer screening program. No revenue is generated from this service as it is a government-funded public health initiative under the Cancer Control Act.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The National Cancer Center operates a free online education platform that provides quality improvement training for healthcare professionals participating in Korea's National Cancer Screening Program. The platform delivers specialized courses across six categories covering medical imaging, diagnostic laboratory medicine, endoscopy, pathology, lung cancer screening, and general national cancer screening, with online and offline formats for doctors, nurses, radiologists, and clinical pathologists.

Product overview

국립암센터 operates a unified online education platform for national cancer screening quality improvement. The system provides specialized training courses across six main categories: 영상의학검사 (Medical Imaging), 진단검사의학 검사 (Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine), 내시경검사 (Endoscopy), 병리검사 (Pathology), 국가폐암검진 (National Lung Cancer Screening), and 국가암검진 (General National Cancer Screening). Each category contains multiple sub-courses with durations ranging from 1-4 weeks, targeting specific healthcare professionals including radiologists, physicians, clinical pathologists, radiologic technologists, and nurses. The platform includes a '나의강의실' (My Classroom) for learners to track progress and access completion certificates, with courses requiring 100% completion and 70+ evaluation scores for certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Cancer Screening Quality Improvement Online Education System (국가암검진 질 향상 온라인교육 시스템) Unified online education platform providing free quality improvement training for healthcare professionals participating in Korea's National Cancer Screening Program across six cancer types (gastric, colorectal, cervical, lung, breast, liver).
• Medical Imaging Examination Training Course (영상의학검사 교육과정) Training courses for radiologists and radiological technologists covering fluoroscopy quality management, abdominal ultrasound standards, mammography reading, and clinical imaging evaluation.
• Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine Examination Training (진단검사의학 검사 교육과정) Diagnostic laboratory medicine training covering quality control overview, specimen management, internal and external quality management, reagent management, and equipment management for cancer screening laboratory staff.
• Endoscopy Examination Training (내시경검사 교육과정) Endoscopy quality management education for upper GI and colonoscopy procedures, including standard examination methods, cleaning and disinfection, and sedation endoscopy management.
• Pathology Examination Training (병리검사 교육과정) Pathology examination training for gastric/colorectal cancer tissue biopsy and cervical cancer cytology screening, covering pathological examination understanding and standardized diagnostic methods.
• National Lung Cancer Screening Education (국가폐암검진 교육과정) Lung cancer screening education including Lung-RADS interpretation training, low-dose CT screening, result counseling, smoking cessation, and radiologist image reading education.
• General National Cancer Screening Education (국가암검진 교육과정) General national cancer screening education covering cancer screening effectiveness evaluation, understanding of national cancer screening programs, and cancer screening result counseling.
• Certificate Issuance System (수료증 발급 시스템) System that generates completion certificates for users meeting course requirements (100% progress and 70+ score on evaluation), valid for 3 years from issuance date.
• My Classroom (나의강의실) Personal learning dashboard providing access to education status, completion certificate verification, and personal information management for registered members.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training completion data shared with National Health Insurance Service for institutional evaluation

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Health Insurance Service (국민건강보험공단)coreOthersData sharing partnership where the National Cancer Center shares training completion data (certificate number, training name, completion date, name, affiliation, license number, etc.) with the National Health Insurance Service. This data is used for institutional evaluation of cancer screening institutions under the Basic Health Examination Act.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): U.S. federal agency with a similar mandate to advance cancer research, treatment, and education. NCI operates continuing education programs for healthcare professionals and is the closest international institutional analogue to Korea's National Cancer Center in scope and authority.

Direct peers

• Korean Medical Association (KMA) Continuing Medical Education: KMA operates the principal CME platform for licensed Korean physicians, including mandated education programs. It overlaps with NCC's role in delivering required continuing education to Korean doctors and competes for physician training time and institutional recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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