Abstract: Objective: To investigate the care status and expectations of hospitalized cancer patients, and to explore the needs and deficiencies those cancer patients perceived about nursing care in physiological, psychological and spiritual aspects in China. Method: The study was performed in the Sichuan Cancer Hospital and involved 462 hospitalized cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Questionnaires were used as the major research method, which was based on modified Barthel index and Watson human caring theory, including physical, social, and psychological care.Results: ① In 462 participants, Barthel Index Score was 63.78±7.65, and 3.2% of the patients were not accompanied; 81.7% accompanied by family members, and 18.3% by employed caregivers. ② Care needs in daily life included providing foods,shopping, cleaning and tidying up, and more care needs were those related to treatment and emotional expression. ③ The status quo of care was those including making bed, keeping ward environment, accompanying for tests, reminding pills taken, facilitating emotional expression (including listening, talking, easing the mood and entertainments) which were not as well as expected (P<0.05). Conclusion: The cancer patients in the hospital had better self-care ability and intention,and the present care met a large proportions of the needs of the patients in daily life and the treatment related needs, but there were far from enough of the care in emotions provided for the patients. It may be easy to decrease the dependence on the family members through the humanistic care in the hospital environment, equipment and patient supporting services improvement, but the care in emotional expression has been a subject needs further study.