Cancer counselling

NT Features

Indian Cancer Society

Indian Cancer Society was established in 1951 by Dr. D.J. Jussawalla and Mr. Naval Tata as India’s first voluntary, non-profit, National Organisation for Awareness, Detection, Cure, and Survivorship of those affected with this disease.

Indian Cancer Society has been doing sterling work in fighting cancer across India. It has been and continues to be the beacon of hope for thousands of underprivileged cancer patients. The extent of help required is phenomenal. Most of the patients come to us from all over the country and can’t afford two meals a day. In such cases undergoing treatment is beyond their capacity. Society is entirely dependent on public support for its various activities concerned with financing the treatment and rehabilitation of cancer patients and for spreading cancer awareness and its early detection.

Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation
Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation has undertaken this sacred task through generous donations from large-hearted individual donors, the Government of Karnataka, and Central Government organizations. Many corporate bodies and overseas donors have contributed in support of cancer patients.

Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation (SSCF), a notfor- profit organization, was founded 6 years ago with the core purpose of providing comprehensive cancer treatment to all cancer patients, particularly the poor. Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SSHRC), the brainchild of SSCF, commenced its operation of delivering contemporary treatment for cancer on August 15, 2012. SSHRC is a 360-bedded hospital built over 6 Floors spread over an area of 2.5 lakh sq. ft. (Two lakh fifty thousand sq. ft.).

Well-equipped Departments of Radiotherapy with 2 state-of-the-art linear accelerators, Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology with big bore CT, digital MRI, and diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Blood Transfusion and Laboratory Facilities including anatomical pathology and microbiology sections with fully automated equipment are all operational and aiding in quick diagnosis. 128 slice PET CT will be inducted into service in 2 months. Departments of Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, and Radiation Oncology led by eminent doctors are delivering expert treatment. Pain and Palliative Care Unit, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Speech Therapy, Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Meditation and Holistic Services Unit, and Psycho-Oncology Unit helps in delivering wholesome treatment to the patients.

The hospital provides expertise in all super-specialties of cancer, has 42 highly qualified and dedicated doctor consultants. SSHRC has so far treated 21000 new cancer patients and has consistently tried to fulfill its main objectives of providing treatment at affordable costs including free treatment to the poor cancer patients