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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 on the land donated by Mr. S. K. Puniyakoti Mudaliar.

The institute has been rated by the [[World Health Organisation]] (WHO) as the Top Ranking Centre in the country.<ref>{{cite news 
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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;
*Intra-operative Electron Therapy is available since 1992.
*First in the country to introduce RapidArc treatment in January 2009
*First in the country to start M.Phil Psycho-oncology in August 2011

==Present facilities==
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, medical oncology, oncological nursing, Medical Physics and Psycho-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. It is now renamed as Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (RCTC).

The Institute has 423 beds, of which 297 are free. Generally, 66% of them get free or subsidised treatment.

A satellite cancer care centre of the Adyar Cancer Institute is located at [[Pallikaranai]], which was inaugurated on February 12, 2011.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1447883.ece Cancer Institute sets up satellite centre at Pallikaranai]</ref>

In 2012, the institute obtained Robio, an indigenously-developed robotic equipment by Chennai-based healthcare company Perfint, in order to facilitate greater precision in conducting biopsies and delivering palliative care.<ref>{{cite news
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 | publisher = Express News Service 
 | date = 16 February 2012 
 | url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/now-robots-to-help-fight-cancer-too/230632-60-120.html
 | accessdate = 15 Sep 2012}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{Portal|Chennai|Health}}
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==External links==
* [http://cancerinstitutewia.org Cancer Institute Home Page]
* [http://www.cifwia.org/aboutus/history/history.php Cancer Institute Donor Site]

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[[Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1954]]
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[[Category:Regional Cancer Centres in India]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Chennai]]
[[Category:Cancer hospitals]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in India]]