India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Tata Memorial Hospital under the Department of Atomic Energy is providing comprehensive evidence-based cancer treatment. The TMC has established 11 hospitals in 7 States of India which are located at Mumbai, Varanasi, Vizag, Sangrur, Mullanpur, Guwahati and Bhubaneshwar. Out of 11 hospitals, 8 are functional and 3 are under construction. Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) being a premier cancer centre in the country, provides leadership in guiding the national/international policy and strategy for cancer care by-

Promoting outstanding services through evidence-based practice of oncology Commitment of imparting education in cancer to students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public Emphasizing on research that is affordable, innovative and relevant to the needs of the country. There is a long list of achievements and advancements in treating complex cancer by TMC.

Some of the achievements are highlighted below:

* National Facility for Hadron Beam Therapy at ACTREC

* India's first homegrown CAR T-Cell therapy for cancer treatment

* PREVALL - First and only oral suspension of Mercaptopurine used in the treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia developed by TMC, DAE.

* Breakthrough Nutraceutical AKTOCYTE by the Department of Atomic Energy set to Transform Cancer Care

* TRANS-ARTERIAL Radioembolisation Using Indigenously Sourced Y- 90 Microspheres (BHABHASPHERES)

* Largest Radiological Research Unit (Therapeutic Nuclear medicine unit)

The TMC has initiated and planned a strategy for making advanced cancer therapies more accessible and affordable to the general public in the country through National Cancer Grid (NCG). At present 382 members / organizations are connected with NCG which is providing treatment to approximately 8,50,000 new cancer cases. The NCG has potential of massive and far-reaching impact to cover the large number of general public in the country.

As far as Dewas and Shajapur constituencies is concerned, the people can utilize the facilities from the nearby following centres which are connected to NCG-TMC.

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