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Creating South Asia’s

Largest Cancer Care Network

Assam Cancer Care Foundation Surges Ahead
Assam Cancer Care Foundation Surges Ahead

very year 1.4 million new cases of Cancer are
very year 1.4 million new cases of Cancer are
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reported across India. Northeast India account
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or 60000 new cancer
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for 60000 new cancer patients every year and 70%
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one in nine people in India are likely to develop
one i n n i ne people i n Ind i a are l i kely to develop
cancer in their lifetime is alarming and emphasises
cancer in their lifetime is alarming and emphasises
the importance o f raising awareness about risk
the importance of raising awareness about risk
actors, early warning signs, and preventive
f factors, early warning signs, and preventive Anu p am Sharm a
Anupam Sharma
measures.
m easures. Lead
Lead
Special Projects
Additionally, the issue of affordable treatment and Special Projects
Additionally, the issue of affordable treatment and
accessible care further aggravates the burden of strategically locating these facilities, ACCF ensures
accessible care further aggravates the burden of
strategically locating these facilities, ACCF ensures
cancer. High treatment costs and limited access to that cancer patients have easier access to
cancer. High treatment costs and limited access to
that cancer patients have easier access to
healthcare facilities prevent many individuals from
healthcare facilities prevent many individuals from diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care closer
diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care closer
receiving timely and adequate care, leading to to their homes. This initiative is crucial in regions
receiving timely and adequate care, leading to
to their homes. This initiative is crucial in regions
delayed diagnosis and poorer outcomes .
delayed diagnosis and poorer outcomes.
like Northeast India, where access to healthcare
like Northeast India, where access to healthcare
Assam Cancer Care Foundation was founded as a
Assam Cancer Care Foundation was f ounded as a services may be limited - especially in rural and
services may be limited - especially in rural and
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Recognizing the nancial burden that cancer

Recognizing the
nancial burden that cancer
commitment to signi cantly impact the lives o f
commitment to signi cantly impact the lives of
treatment can impose on individuals and families,
treatment can im p ose on individuals and f amilies,
individuals and families affected by cancer in
individuals and families affected by cancer in
ACCF is committed to making cancer care more
ACCF
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Assam and the wider Northeast region.
Assam and the w i der Northeast reg i on .
affordable. This involves implementing measures
affordable. This involves implementing measures
ACCF combines the philanthropic legacy and
ACCF combines the philanthropic legacy and such as subsidising treatment costs, providing
such as subsidising treatment costs, providing
healthcare expertise of the Tata Trusts, along nancial assistance programmes, and advocating
healthcare expertise of the Tata Trusts, along
nancial assistance programmes, and advocating
with the dedication of the Government of Assam for policy reforms to reduce the overall cost of
with the dedication of the Government of Assam
for policy reforms to reduce the overall cost of
to enhance healthcare infrastructure within the
to enhance healthcare infrastructure within the cancer care. By making treatment more affordable
cancer care. By making treatment more affordable
state. By pooling resources, knowledge, and efforts - ACCF aims to ensure that no patient is denied
state. By pooling resources, knowledge, and efforts
- ACCF aims to ensure that no patient is denied
- ACCF has become a formidable force in the
- ACCF has become a formidable force in the
ght against cancer - aiming to bridge the gap in
ght against cancer - aiming to bridge the gap in
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cancer care services and support systems. ACCF combines the
cancer care services and support systems.
philanthropic legacy and
philanthropic le g acy and
ACCF has adopted a comprehensive approach
ACCF has adopted a comprehensive approach
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healthcare expertise of
healthcare ex
ertise of
to improving cancer care outcomes in Assam
to improving cancer care outcomes in Assam
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the Tata Trusts, alon
the Tata Trusts, along
and the entire Northeast India region, addressing
and the entire Northeast India region, addressing
with th e ded i ca ti o n o f th e
with the dedication of the
the multifaceted challenges associated with the
the multifaceted challenges associated with the
Government of Assam
G o v e rnm e nt o f A ssa m
disease. This approach is based on four key pillars:
disease. This approach is based on four key pillars:
to enhance healthcare
to enhance healthcare
a. E n ha nc ed a cc es s
a. Enhanced access
infrastructure within the
infrastructure within the
ACCF aims to im p rove access to cancer care
ACCF aims to improve access to cancer care
state.
state.
services by establishing a network of cancer
services by establishin g a network of cancer
hospitals and centers across Assam. By
hos p itals and centers across Assam. By
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