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Indian Cancer Society is a non-government, non-profit, national organization for awareness, detection, and providing cure and treatment for cancer patients in India. It was established in 1951 at the initiative of Naval Tata with noted oncologist Dr. D. J. Jussawalla and as India's first voluntary, non-profit, national organization for ...
YouWeCan is an Indian non-profit organization dedicated to fighting cancer. It was established in 2012 by Indian ex-cricketer Yuvraj Singh with the help of his mother, Shabnam Singh. The association focuses on four key areas: cancer awareness, screening, treatment support, and survivor empowerment. YouWeCan's operations are primarily in India.
Through the National Cancer Control Programme, the country was able to put in place effective policies to foster primary prevention such as a tobacco control policy to minimise the negative impacts of the use of tobacco. [4] The country also disposes of policies to control and prevent obesity and alcohol use disorder, and policies to foster ...
4 February 2025. ( 2025-02-04) Frequency. Annual. Related to. Cancer Disease. World Cancer Day is an international day marked on 4 February to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer ...
The Yoddhas. Yoddhas – Indians Fighting Against Cancer is a non-government organisation dedicated to the well-being of cancer patients throughout India . It was founded in January 2014 by Rahul Yadav, in the wake of his own diagnosis with multiple myeloma. [1] Initially, the patient-to-patient group consisted of Yadav and other patients he ...
Indian women have a particular high mortality from cardiac disease and NGOs such as the Indian Heart Association have been raising awareness about this issue. Women have higher mortality rates relating to cardiovascular disease than men in India because of differential access to health care between the sexes. [38]
Global Vision Cancer Care NGO. Global Vision is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that supports poor cancer patients in India. Based in Thane, it helps needy cancer patients medically and financially. It was founded in 2009. [1]
The Indian Journal of Cancer is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal published by Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Cancer Society, Indian Cooperative Oncology Network and Indian Society of Oncology. The journal is the oldest oncology journal from India and covers all aspects of oncology, including medical oncology, surgical ...