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Adyar Cancer Institute
'''Adyar Cancer Institute''' is a [[cancer]] specialty hospital situated in the city of [[Chennai]], [[India]].

==Foundation==; founded by Dr. [[Muthulakshmi Reddy]] on [[June 18]], [[1954]].⏎

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Adyar Cancer Institute was started by Dr. [[Muthulakshmi Reddy]] on [[June 18]], [[1954]].

== Several firsts ==
The Institute's first break came on [[December 24]], [[1956]], when Atomic Energy, [[Canada]], gifted a Cobalt-60 [[Teletherapy]] unit ([[radiation therapy]] machine). It was the first such unit in [[Asia]].

The Institute has several other firsts to its credit. They include:

*A department of [[nuclear medicine|Nuclear Medical]] [[Oncology]] in 1956;
(contracted; show full)== Links ==
* [http://cancerinstitutewia.org Cancer Institute Home Page]
* [http://www.cifwia.org/aboutus/history/history.php Cancer Institute Donor Site]

[[Category:Organizations established in 1954]]
[[Category:Cancer organizations]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Chennai]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Tamil Nadu]]