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== About Cancer Institute (WIA) ==
Cancer Institute (WIA) is a [[cancer]] specialty hospital founded by Dr. [[Muthulakshmi Reddy]] in 1954. It is a public charitable voluntary institute dedicated to the care of cancer for the past 60 years.
It is a comprehensive regional cancer centre comprising of a hospital of 535 beds, a research division, a college of oncological sciences and a division of preventive oncology and provides state of art cancer therapy.
Annually, over 15,672 new patients and 140,935 follow up cases are seen in the Institute

== Mission ==
To provide state of art treatment to any cancer patient irrespective of social or economic status

== Vision ==
No human being without any social or economic divide should undergo suffering because of any cancer disease

== Objective ==
To establish and run a charitable, non-profit, non-commercial cancer hospital, with state of art facilities for both diagnosis and treatment

==Achievements==
Cancer Institute (WIA) has several 'firsts' to its credit

*Cobalt-60 Teletherapy unit: 1956 
*[[nuclear medicine|Nuclear Medicine:]] 1956
*Pediatric Oncology: 1960
*L[[linear accelerator|inear accelerator]]: 1976
*Blood Component Therapy: 1978
*[[Hyperthermia]] therapy: 1984
*ND-YAG [[laser surgery|Surgical Laser]] & endoscopic laser surgery: 1985
*Intra-operative Electron Therapy: 1992
*RapidArc treatment: 2009
*M.Phil Psycho-oncology course: 2011

==Facilities==
The Institute has a hospital, a research center, 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 center for preventive oncology has been working in conjunction with non-government organizations 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 of cancer. It is now renamed as Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (RCTC).

The Institute has 535 beds. 40% of the patients are treated totally free and remaining patients pay a nominal amount.


A satellite cancer care center 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 center 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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 | title = Now, robots to help fight cancer too 
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 | date = 16 February 2012 
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 | accessdate = 15 Sep 2012}}</ref>

==Recognition==
In 2005, Dr. [[V. Shanta]], executive chairman of the Cancer Institute was awarded the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]]. In 2016, she was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] for her immense contribution in the field of affordable cancer treatment in [[India]].

==Courses==

1). Radiotherapy - MD & DMRT

2). Medical Oncology - D.M

3). Surgical Oncology - M.Ch

4). Onco-Radiology & Nuclear Medicine - Fellowship

5). Psycho-Oncology - M.Phil & Ph.D

6). Radiotherapy Technology - B.Sc

7). Nuclear Medicine - B.Sc

8). Medical Physics - M.Sc

==References==
{{Portal|Chennai|Health}}[4] :http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135783<nowiki/>{{reflist}}

==External links==
* http://cancerinstitutewia.in/CI-WIA/
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