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'''Adyar Cancer Institute''' is a [[cancer]] specialty hospital situated in the city of [[Chennai]], [[India]]; founded by Dr. [[Muthulakshmi Reddy]] on [[June 18]], [[1954]].

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== 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;
*Paediatric oncology in 1960;
*Installing a [[linear accelerator]] in 1976;
*Introducing Blood Component Therapy in 1978;
*Introducing [[hyperthermia]] treatment in 1984;
*Installing an ND-YAG [[laser surgery|Surgical Laser]] in 1985 and performing endoscopic laser surgery;
*The only institute where Intra-operative Electron Therapy is available since 1992.⏎
*First in the country to introduce RapidArc treatment in January 2009

== Present facilities ==
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The Institute has a hospital, a research centre, a centre of preventive oncology, and a College of Oncology Sciences (a postgraduate college that conducts super-speciality courses in surgical oncology and medical oncology).

Its centre for preventive oncology has been working in conjunction with non-government organisations and government hospitals to conduct cancer screening camps and [[Pap smear]] tests at the district level and in various parts of the city.

The Institute's hereditary cancer clinic, the first in the country, is studying the [[genetics|genetic]] factors related to the disease.

The Tobacco Cessation Clinic has been helping people to fight various forms of [[tobacco]] consumption, which is the most common cause for cancer.

Annually, more than 95,000 to 100,000 patients from all parts of India visit the hospital; hardly 0.5% of whom are covered by [[health insurance]]. In fact, only 15–20% of the population can afford treatment at private hospitals. The rest must depend on hospitals like the Adyar Cancer Institute or government hospitals, where treatment is either free or subsidised. The Institute has 428 beds, of which 297 are free. Last year alone saw nearly 100,000 patients, of whom 60% received free treatment. The number of patients coming to the hospital has increased each year. Generally, 66% of them get free or subsidised treatment.

== Recognition ==
In [[2005]], Dr. [[V Shanta]], honorary chairperson of the Cancer Institute, was awarded the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]].

== 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]]