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support. With seven centres already operational
access to care due to nancial constraints.
ac ce ss t o ca re d ue t o na nc ia l co ns tr ai nt s. support. With seven centres already operational
since April 2022 at Dibrugarh, Barpeta, Tezpur,
c . Uniform and hi g h-quality care since April 2022 at Dibrugarh, Barpeta, Tezpur,
c. Uniform and high-quality care
Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Kokrajhar and Mangaldoi.
ACCF emphasises the importance of delivering Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Kokrajhar and Mangaldoi.
ACCF emphasises the importance of deliverin
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These operational centres serve as critical hubs
uniform and hi g h-quality cancer care across all These operational centres serve as critical hubs
uniform and high-quality cancer care across all
for cancer diagnosis, treatment, and supportive
its facilities. This involves standardising treatment for cancer diagnosis, treatment, and supportive
its facilities. This involves standardising treatment
care, providing essential services to patients
protocols, ensuring the availability of essential care, providing essential services to patients
protocols, ensuring the availability of essential
and their families. Meanwhile, work is in progress
medical equipment and medications, and
medical equipment and medications, and and their families. Meanwhile, work is in progress
maintaining rigorous quality control measures. to additional centres at Diphu, Dhubri, Nalbari,
to additional centres at Diphu, Dhubri, Nalbari,
maintaining rigorous quality control measures.
Goalpara, Golaghat, Nagaon, Sivasagar, and
to high standards of care, ACCF aims
By adherin
By adhering to high standards of care, ACCF aims Goalpara, Golaghat, Nagaon, Sivasagar, and
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to improve treatment outcomes and patient Tinsukia. By expanding its network, ACCF aims
to improve treatment outcomes and patient
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satisfaction while minimizing variations in care to reach even more communities and ensure
satisfaction while minimizin
variations in care
to reach even more communities and ensure
quality across different locations. . comprehensive coverage of cancer care services
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uality across different locations
comprehensive coverage of cancer care services
across the state.
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d. Awareness, early detection, across the state.
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Through its groundbreaking efforts,
and palliative care
and pall i at i ve car e Through its groundbreaking efforts,
ACCF recognizes the critical role o
ACCF recognizes the critical role of ACCF is not only transforming
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ACCF is not only transforming
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healthcare landscape of
awareness, early detection, and the healthcare landscape of
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palliative care in combating Assam, but also setting a
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extensive awareness campaigns to ACCF aims to establish initiatives in South Asia. By
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initiatives in South Asia. By
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prioritizing accessibility,
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educate the public about cancer the largest cancer care prioritizing accessibility,
educate the publ
the largest cancer care
prevention, risk f actors, and the network in South Asia, affordability, and
affordability, and
prevention, risk factors, and the
network in South Asia,
importance o f early detection. with a plan to set up 17 quality, ACCF is making
quality, ACCF is making
importance of early detection.
with a plan to set up 17
Additionally, ACCF promotes signi cant strides
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cancer hospitals in Assam
screening programmes for early cancer hospitals in Assam towards its goal of
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or early
screening programmes
towards its goal of
to address the pressing
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improving cancer care
cancer detection and provides to address the pressing improving cancer care
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outcomes and reducing
need for accessible,
the quality of life for patients standardized, and the burden of the
the burden of the
the quality of life for patients
standardized, and
with advanced-stage disease.
w i th advanced-stage d i sease. affordable cancer care disease on individuals
disease on individuals
affordable cancer care
By focusing on prevention, early and communities in the
and communities in the
By focusing on prevention, early
services.
detect i on, and pall i at i ve care, ACCF services. r region.
region.
detection, and palliative care, ACCF
aims to reduce the overall burden of
aims to reduce the overall burden of The recent inauguration
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cancer and i m p rove p at i ent outcom e s. of th
cancer and improve patient outcomes.
he state-of-the-art Apex
of the state-of-the-art Apex
By addressing the four pillars, ACCF is working Centre at the State Cancer
Centre at the State Cancer
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towards improvin
cancer care outcomes in
Institute (SCI) in Guwahati and the Silchar
towards improving cancer care outcomes in Institute (SCI) in Guwahati and the Silchar
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Assam and Northeast India, ultimately striving to
Assam and Northeast India, ultimately strivin g to Cancer Centre in the Barak Valley represents
Cancer Centre in the Barak Valley represents
reduce the region’s status as the ‘Cancer Capital’
reduce the re g ion’s status as the ‘Cancer Capital’ signi cant milestones in the expansion of ACCF
signi cant milestones in the expansion of ACCF

h its holistic approach,
network. The new facilities further augment the
of the country. Throu
of the country. Through its holistic approach, network. The new facilities further augment the
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ful difference in the
ACCF aims to make a meanin
ACCF aims to make a meaningful difference in the efforts to improve cancer care access and quality
lives of individuals affected b
across Assam.
lives of individuals affected by cancer and their across Assam.
cancer and their
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families. The expansion of SCI to a total area of 4.76 lakh
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The expansion of SCI to a total area of 4.76 lakh
square feet represents a signi cant enhancement
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st cancer care
ACCF aims to establish the largest cancer care square feet represents a signi cant enhancement
in infrastructure, allowing for the incorporation of
network in South Asia, with a plan to set up 17
network i n South As i a, w i th a pl an to set up 17 in infrastructure, allowing for the incorporation of
more advanced facilities and services to better
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n Assam to address the press
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cancer hospitals in Assam to address the pressing more advanced facilities and services to better
cancer hosp
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need f or accessibl e, standardize d, and a ff ordable serve cancer pat
need for accessible, standardized, and affordable
serve cancer patients. With 350 beds - the ients. With 350 beds - the
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cancer care serv
cancer care services.
cantly increase its capacity to
hospital will signi cantly increase its capacity to

hospital will signi
The distributed care model is designed to bring
The distributed care model is designed to bring
accommodate patients - ensuring they receive
cancer care closer to patients’ homes, ensuring
cancer care closer to patients’ homes, ensuring accommodate patients - ensuring they receive
high quality care in a comfortable environment.
that individuals across different regions of Assam
that individuals across different regions of Assam high quality care in a comfortable environment.
The addition of modern imaging facilities such
have easy access to quality treatment and The addition of modern imaging facilities such
have easy access to quality treatment and
as MRI, CT, Mammography, and Digital X-Ray
as MRI, CT, Mammography, and Digital X-Ray
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The human spirit is strong. It can overcome
The human spirit is strong. It can overcome
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anything if we just set our minds to it.
anything if we just set our minds to it.