Nagpur to have new cancer facility soon !
Nagpur to have new cancer facility soon !
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Nagpur, an OPD along with two Radiation Oncology Centre at its upcoming 500 bed hospital will be going to open by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Jamtha in the month of October .

The opening of the new cancer facility brings affordable care to the region. In 2018, the project. The project will be complete in the 2018 and to set up this new facility, the expense of Rs 250-275 crore will be incurred. 

Patients who are ailing from cancers in the regions of central India will be in much more relief with this new NCI medical facility. The other advantage of this new facility will be that treatment here would cost less than that available at Tata Memorial Centre. 

Training of University recognized courses in the super-specialty in Oncology, Ph.d programmes, nurses and paramedical will also be conducted by the NCI here. 

Secretary, Dr Aabaji Thatte Seva Aur Anusandhan Sanstha, Shailesh Joglekar, said, “Most cancer patients in the region are diagnosed late and mostly in incurable stage. This is mainly because a wide gap exists in the options for cancer treatment in Central India. Between Mumbai and Calcutta, there is no major cancer facility. NCI will fill this gap.” 

“NCI’s building with built-up area of 8.78 lakh sq ft will be a green building and we are hopeful to obtain a gold rating. We will also try for a platinum rating and get recognized from Indian Green Building Council,” he added. 

The new facility will also house a residential complex for patient relatives, which would be constructed on a 60,000 square feet spread.

“Cancer patients have months-long wait list at RST Cancer Institute’s Oncology Radiation Centre. Therefore, the plan is to open two centers along with OPD soon. First, two of four centers will be opened,” said Jopglekar.

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