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Department of Atomic Energy establishes cancer centers
The Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), as part of National Health Mission (NHM), based on the proposals received from the States/UTs and subject to the resource envelope. Cancer is an integral part of NPCDCS. The programme focusses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, health promotion & awareness generation for Cancer prevention, early diagnosis, management and referral to an appropriate level of healthcare facility for treatment of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including Cancer. Under NPCDCS, 708 District NCD Clinics, 301 District Day Care Centres, and 5671 Community Health Center NCD Clinics have been set up.
The Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India implements “Strengthening of Tertiary Cancer Care Centres Facilities Scheme” to assist States/UTs in setting up of State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCC) in different parts of the country in order to enhance the facilities for tertiary care of cancer.19 State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) have been approved under the said scheme. The State/UT wise list of approved SCIs/TCCCs is at Annexure-1.
There is also focus on Oncology in its various aspects in case of existing and new AIIMS and many Institutions approved for upgradation under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY). The details are attached in Annexure 2. National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar (Haryana) and second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata are also steps in this direction.
The Department of Atomic Energy has established cancer centres in Kharghar, Varanasi (two), Guwahati, Sangrur, Visakhapatnam, New Chandigarh and Muzaffarpur. The Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai is also providing services for cancer care.
Annexure -1
Table of SCIs/TCCCs:
| S No | State | Name of the Institute | SCI / TCCC | |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool | SCI | |
| 2 | Assam | Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, Guwahati | SCI | |
| 3 | Bihar | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna | SCI | |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur | SCI | |
| 5 | Delhi | Lok Nayak Hospital | TCCC | |
| 6 | Gujarat | Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad | SCI | |
| 7 | Goa | Goa Medical College, Panaji | TCCC | |
| 8 | Haryana | Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt | TCCC | |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla | TCCC | |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College, Mandi | TCCC | |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar | SCI | |
| 12 | Government Medical College, Jammu | SCI | ||
| 13 | Jharkhand | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi | SCI | |
| 14 | Karnataka | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (RCC), Bengaluru | SCI | |
| 15 | Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya | TCCC | ||
| 16 | Kerala | Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram | SCI | |
| 17 | Government Medical College, Kozhikode | TCCC | ||
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior | TCCC | |
| 19 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur | SCI | ||
| 20 | Maharashtra | Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Nagpur | TCCC | |
| 21 | Government Medical College, Aurangabad | SCI | ||
| 22 | Vivekanand Foundation & Research Centre, Latur | TCCC | ||
| 23 | Mizoram | Mizoram State Cancer Institute, Aizawl | TCCC | |
| 24 | Nagaland | District Hospital, Kohima | TCCC | |
| 25 | Odisha | Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack | SCI | |
| 26 | Punjab | Government Medical College, Amritsar | SCI | |
| 27 | Civil Hospital, Fazilka | TCCC | ||
| 28 | Rajasthan | S P Medical College, Bikaner | TCCC | |
| 29 | SMS Medical College, Jaipur | SCI | ||
| 30 | Jhalawar Medical College & Hospital, Jhalawar | TCCC | ||
| 31 | Sikkim | Multispecialty Hospital at Sochygang (Sichey), near Gangtok, Sikkim | TCCC | |
| 32 | Tamil Nadu | Cancer Institute (RCC), Adyar, Chennai | SCI | |
| 33 | Telangana | MNJ Institute of Oncology & RCC, Hyderabad | SCI | |
| 34 | Tripura | Cancer Hospital (RCC), Agartala | SCI | |
| 35 | Uttar Pradesh | Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow | TCCC | |
| 36 | Uttarakhand | Government Medical College, Haldwani | SCI | |
| 37 | West Bengal | Government Medical College, Burdwan | TCCC | |
| 38 | Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad | TCCC | ||
| 39 | Sagore Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata | TCCC | ||
Annexure 2
Table 1: Cancer Treatment Facility is approved in all New AIIMS
| Sl. | AIIMS | Sl. | AIIMS | |
| 1 | Bhopal | 12 | Bathinda | |
| 2 | Bhubaneswar | 13 | Guwahati | |
| 3 | Jodhpur | 14 | Bilaspur | |
| 4 | Patna | 15 | Deoghar | |
| 5 | Raipur | 16 | Jammu | |
| 6 | Rishikesh | 17 | Kashmir | |
| 7 | Raebareli | 18 | Madurai | |
| 8 | Mangalagiri | 19 | Rajkot | |
| 9 | Nagpur | 20 | Bibinagar | |
| 10 | Kalyani | 21 | Manethi | |
| 11 | Gorakhpur | 22 | Darbhanga |
Table 2: List of State Govt. Medical Colleges approved for upgradation with Cancer Treatment Facility
| Sl. | State | Name of Govt Medical College | Facility |
| Phase-I | |||
| 1 | Jharkhand | RIMS Ranchi | 68 bedded Oncology Block |
| Phase-II | |||
| 2 | Punjab | Govt Medical College Amritsar | Oncology |
| 3 | Himachal Pradesh | Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Tanda | Oncology |
| Phase-III | |||
| 4 | Karnataka | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli | Medical Oncology |
| 5 | Rajasthan | SP Medical College, Bikaner | Surgical Oncology |
| 6 | Rajasthan | RNT Medical College, Udaipur | Radiotherapy/Oncology |
| 7 | Telangana | Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal | Medical Oncology |
| 8 | Uttar Pradesh | Govt Medical College, Gorakhpur | Surgical Oncology |
| 9 | Uttar Pradesh | M.L.N Government Medical College, Allahabad | Surgical Oncology |
| 10 | Uttar Pradesh | LLRM Medical College, Meerut. | Radiotherapy |
| Phase-IV | |||
| 11 | Uttar Pradesh | Govt Medical College, Agra | Radiation /Medical Oncology |
| 12 | Bihar | Patna | Radiotherapy (equipment) |
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
MB Bureau
