Abstract: Supportive care is a typical multidisciplinary model for basic cancer treatment that shares the same level importance as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Ideally, a supportive care team consists of physicians, psychologists, pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, religious workers, nutritionists, and nurses (acronym: PRN). Supportive care is representative for integrated medical services with care from aspects of spiritual, pharmacologic treatment, exercise, nutritional support, communication, emotion, and rehabilitation, with a acronym of SPENCER. There are three distinct models for supportive care in China, namely solo practice model, congress practice model and integrated care model. Solo practice model is the major model utilized in large-scale cancer specialized hospitals while congress practice model is often employed in general hospitals. Although integrated care may be a better direction for supportive care development, a three-in-one model may even better meet clinical need. The efficacy of supportive care is evident in various researches, and the underestimation of supportive care may be one of the reasons for the low survival rate and low quality of life among Chinese patients. Therefore, supportive care for cancer patients should be emphasized as one of the basic treatment for cancer.