Cancer Institute Foundation - Sevathon 2013
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$25000Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India is a Hospital and Research Institute delivering free cancer care for thousands of poor patients over the past 50 years.
In 1954, Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy, India’s first woman medical graduate and social reformer, felt the acute need for a hospital solely dedicated to cancer. Dr. Reddy, a woman of fortitude and vision founded the autonomous charitable comprehensive cancer centre under the auspices of Women’s India Association (WIA) in 1955. Thanks to the unwavering efforts of Dr.Krishnamurthy, the advisor and Dr.V.Shanta, The Director, the Institute has grown from two room centre to a magnificent hospital providing state of the art cancer care for over 100,000 patients annually. Today, Cancer Institute is the only free standing, non-profit, institution that provides excellent cancer care regardless of socioeconomic conditions.
The Institute wages a multi-pronged attack on the deadly disease through Cancer Diagnosis, Care, Prevention, Research and Education.
Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy
1912-First woman in India to graduate in Medicine.
1918-First Indian member of the WIA, Madras and was its President for 30 years.
1927-Member and Vice-President of Madras Legislative Assembly.
1930-Founded the Avvai Home for orphaned girls and daughters of devadasis.
1949-Initiated the Cancer Relief fund of the WIA to set up a specialty cancer hospital.
1954-Founded The Cancer Institute. 1956-Awarded Padma Bhushan.
Cancer Diagnosis, Care and Prevention
The Institute is Unique in its efforts by being the First in India to:
Screen rural population for early signs of cancer. Provide State of the Art Care for all patients, 60% of whom are treated free. Train rural public health workers health in personal communication. Promote Tobacco Cessation Programs.
Research
The Institute's Internationally recognized Research laboratories focus on the following aspects of Cancers common in India: Cause Prevention Therapy
Education
The Institute’s College of oncology sciences is recognized by a number of Leading Indian Universities to train Physicians towards :
M.Ch.(Surgical Oncology) D.M.(Medical Oncology) M.D.(Radiation Oncology) M.Sc.(Medical Physics) Ph.D. in several oncology sciences
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Suresh,
Can you please send us the link to register for Walkathon for CIF? I am lost since the KonnectMe performance is very slow for me.
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