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state-of-the-art facilities for surgical oncology, one brachytherapy bunker, a nuclear medicine facility
chemotherapy, PET scan, MRI, CT scan, mammography, with a PET CT Scanner and a 10-bed daycare facility.
critical care, blood banks, palliative care, etc., supported
with an advanced laboratory. Facilities in Tezpur, • The Outpatients Department at the Ranchi Cancer
Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Kokrajhar and Darrang are Level 3 Hospital and Research Centre was commissioned in
centres with 45 beds each and services, such as September 2022 – the first comprehensive cancer care
radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, CT Scan, MRI and facility in the region - and can handle over 5,000
laboratory for day care. patients annually.
• The Sri Venkateswara Institute of Cancer Care & Scaling up awareness and screening for early detection
Advanced Research (SVICCAR) was inaugurated in of cancer:
Tirupati in May 2022. This 92-bed facility is
• To add impetus to Public Health e orts, the Tata
Cancer Care Foundation decided to expand the
screening, awareness and early detection work
in Khunti and Saraikela districts of Jharkhand,
in addition to Ranchi. A team of 31
professionals comprising dentists, nurses,
programme coordinators, data manager,
programme assistant and patient navigator
were on boarded and trained.
Special events and campaigns for early detection
of cancer:
• A camp was organised at the Ranchi Cancer
Hospital and Research Centre on the occasion of
equipped with an advanced laboratory and World Cancer Month to create awareness of cancer
diagnostics equipment including high-end CT scan and symptoms and conduct screenings. The community
MRI scanner. A proficient medical oncology team has outreach team also conducted a mega awareness and
been inducted to provide chemotherapy. Radiotherapy cancer screening camp at the annual ‘Kissan Mela’
is being administered using an advanced Linear organised by the Birsa Agriculture University (BAU)
Ranchi, which was attended by farmers from across the
Accelerator with SRS and CT Sim, as well as
state. Both these initiatives were supported by Pfizer.
with Brachytherapy.
From the 1,200 people screened at both events, 19 were
identified as suspects, of whom 4 were confirmed and
• The Zulekha Yenepoya Institute of Oncology, situated in
are being treated for cancer.
Deralakatte, Karnataka was instituted in June 2022. The
Trusts sanctioned a one-time grant-in-aid in establishing
• To promote screening for early detection and to
a Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre in the Medical
increase footfalls at the hospitals, a comprehensive
College Hospital at the University. Measuring 36,000
campaign titled ‘Kaise Ka Cancer,’ was launched on the
square feet, this centre has two radiotherapy bunkers,
occasion of World Cancer Day.
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