About
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Headquarters
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Since
2022
The Cancer Institute (W.I.A.), also referred to as Adyar Cancer Institute, is a non-profit public charitable organisation that has been serving cancer Read more patients since 1954. It is known as the State Cancer Institute, the highest authority, and is a Regional Centre for Cancer Research and Treatment. Provides morally-responsible, cutting-edge multimodality treatment from prevention to palliation.
Action
The institute provides comprehensive cancer care, including diagnosis, treatment, research, education, prevention, and palliative care services.
Impact
Annually, about 15,000 new patients and 160,000 follow-up patients are managed at the Institute, with 25-30% treated totally free and another 35-40% paying highly subsidized amounts.
Vision & Mission
The institute's mission is to promote state-of-the-art cancer treatment for all sections of people without discrimination, with the ethos of 'Service to All' irrespective of social class, community, or religion.
Programs
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Cancer Reserach
StateThe institute supports research in basic sciences, clinical, and translational fields by carrying out a range of Phase II-IV clinical studies, both investigator-initiated and regulatory, in single or multi-centric settings while adhering to the ICMR ethics framework.
Patents on Experimental Safety
Adapting Translational Practices
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Education & Training
StateThe Cancer Institute (WIA) serves as a national training ground for oncologists. In response to the requirement for information to be updated constantly and for the advancement of human resources, the nation's first super-specialty courses in DM in Medical Oncology and MCh in Surgical Oncology were established in 1984. The MD (Radiotherapy), BSc, MSc, MPhil, PhD, and certificate programs and fellowships in numerous other fields are currently housed at the institute. Our ambassadors are former students.
Milestones & Track Record
The institute has achieved several firsts, including introducing the first Cobalt beam treatment unit in the country, installing South East Asia's first Linear Accelerator, and starting the first MCh surgical oncology and DM medical oncology courses in India.
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAATC2259F
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Registration ID
86
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VO ID / Darpan ID
TN/2016/0107753
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12A
AAATC2259FE19982
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80G
AAATC2259FF20210
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FCRA
75900374
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
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Headquarters
Dr. S. Krishnamurthi Campus – 38 Sardar Patel Road, adjacent to I.I.T. Madras, Chennai, 600036
Directions
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Society