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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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