(a) The state-wise details of the main hospitals treating Cancer at present;
(b) whether any proposal regarding opening up of a Cancer Hospital in the Bundelkhand area of Uttar Pradesh is under the consideration of the Government;
(c) if so, the time by when the Government is likely to accord its approval;
(d) the details of the amount likely to be spent in this regard; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) to (e) The treatment of cancer is done by surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The supportive and palliative care is provided by medical doctors for alleviation of pain, swelling, bleeding etc. These facilities are available in Government hospitals including medical colleges and district hospitals across the country. The palliative care is also being provided by the Regional Cancer Centres, recognized by this ministry besides secondary and tertiary health care institutions. List of the Regional Cancer Centres is annexed. No proposal regarding opening a Cancer Hospital in the Bundelkhand area of Uttar Pradesh is under the consideration of the Government.
ANNEXURE
LIST OF RCCs
Kamala Nehru Memorial Hospital Regional Cancer Centre, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Thiruvananthapuram
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Kidwai Memorial Instt. Of Oncology MNJ Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, Karnataka Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Regional Cancer Institute (WIA), Pondicherry Regional Cancer Society, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu JIPMER, Pondicherry
Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer, Dr. B.B. Cancer Institute, Centre for Cancer Research & Treatment Guwahati, Assam Cuttack, Orissa
Regional Cancer Control Society, Tata Memorial Hospital Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Mumbai, Maharashtra
Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Patna, Bihar
Indian Rotary Cancer Institute Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Trust & (A.I.I.M.S), New Delhi Research Institute (RCC) Bikaner, Rajasthan
R.S.T. Hospital & Research Centre, Regional Cancer Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra Pt. B.D.Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana
Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Civil Hospital, Raipur, Chhatisgarh Aizawl, Mizoram
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute Education and Research (PGIMER), of Medical Sciences, Lucknow Chandigarh