Cancer Institute (WIA)

Cancer Institute (WIA - Women's Indian Association)
Other nameAdyar Cancer Institute
MottoService to All
FounderMuthulakshmi Reddy
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
FocusCancer research
Oncology
ChairmanR. Seshasayee
Location
Adyar, Chennai, India
WebsiteOfficial website

The Cancer Institute (WIA - Women's Indian Association), also known as the Adyar Cancer Institute, is a non-profit cancer treatment and research centre based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1] The Cancer Institute (WIA) was established in the year 1952 under the leadership of Muthulakshmi Reddy.[2] In 1974, the institute became the Regional Cancer Centre and declared a "Centre of Excellence" by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[3][4]

Academics

Cancer Institute (WIA) is the first medical school in India to offer degrees in various sub-specialities of oncology recognized by the Medical Council of India.[5][6][7] The institute has been conducting MD (Radiotherapy), DM (Medical Oncology), MCh (Surgical Oncology) and other Diploma and Fellowship programmes, affiliated to the MGR Medical University.[8] The institute is also recognised by both the University of Madras and Anna University for research leading to MPhil and PhD degrees in the areas of medical physics, psycho-oncology and molecular oncology.[9][10][11]

See also

References

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  3. ^ Kamala Ganesh. "A Woman Pioneer in the Male World of Oncology - The Wire". Thewire.in. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ^ Sharma, Dinesh C (2004). "Cancer Institute at Chennai: A model for resource-poor countries". The Lancet Oncology. 5 (4): 204. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(04)01446-9. PMID 15085851.
  5. ^ Harish, K (2011). "S Krishnamurthy—Tribute to a Doyen in Oncology". Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 1 (4): 356–7. doi:10.1007/s13193-011-0045-y. PMC 3244254. PMID 22693392.
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  7. ^ Shanta, V (2010). "First Pediatric Oncology Unit in India at the Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai". Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. 31 (3): 101–2. doi:10.4103/0971-5851.73604 (inactive 1 November 2024). PMC 3009435. PMID 21206719.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  8. ^ "Cancer Institute (WIA) Chennai, Adyar". Cancerinstitutewia.in. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Cancer Institute (WIA) Chennai, Adyar". Cancerinstitutewia.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Research Institutions". Cdc.unom.ac.in. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Cancer Institute (WIA), College of Oncological Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Cancerinstitutewia.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.