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{{Infobox hospital
| name = Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute (SGCC&RI)
| logo =
| location = Thakurpukur
| address = Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Greater Bakul Bithi, Thakur Pukur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700063
| state = West Bengal
| country = India
| funding = Non-Profit
| beds = 311
| founded = 1973
| website = {{URL|http://www.cancercentrecalcutta.org}}
}}
'''Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute''', formerly known as "Cancer Centre Welfare Home & Research Institute"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.credihealth.com/hospital/saroj-gupta-cancer-centre-and-research-institute-kolkata/overview|title=Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute Kolkata - Book Appointment Online, Check Reviews and Contact Number {{!}} Credihealth|website=Credihealth|language=en|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref> is a hospital that is spread over an area of 16 acres of land. It is a fully comprehensive, dedicated cancer hospital with 311 beds and over 850 staff members.<ref name="ESMO 2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www.esmo.org/Patients/Designated-Centres-of-Integrated-Oncology-and-Palliative-Care/Saroj-Gupta-Cancer-Centre-Research-Institute-SGCC-RI-India|title=Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute (SGCC&RI), India {{!}} ESMO|last=ESMO|website=www.esmo.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref> This is a [[nonprofit organization]]. The SGCC&RI is located in [[Thakurpukur]], on the outskirts of the city of [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].

== Specialties ==
The specialties at the SGCC&RI include [[Surgical oncology|Surgical Oncology]], Radiotherapy, Medical Oncology, Haemato-Oncology, Radiology, Pain & Palliative Care, Supportive Therapy, Pathology and Microbiology, Molecular Genetic Lab, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Dialysis Unit.<ref name="ESMO 2018" />

== History ==
In 1973 with the help of few doctors and social workers, [[Saroj Gupta]] started a 25 bedded hospital to serve patients from the underprivileged sector, suffering from [[cancer]].<ref name="ESMO 2018" /> The family of Late Chintaharan Das donated a piece of [[marsh]]y land at [[Thakurpukur]], where the Saroj Gupta Cancer and Research Institute came up. This newly founded hospital started catering to the people who came from rural areas for their cancer treatment. The hospital raised its first fund from a drama staged by a group called Sikha, which was based on a story written by the founder, Saroj Gupta himself, where he himself enacted the role of a poor [[cancer]] patient who was denied a bed in the city hospital.

== Recognition and membership ==
It is recognized by the [[World Health Organization]] and has a membership with [[Union for International Cancer Control]] (UICC), [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]].[[File:Statue of Dr. Saroj Gupta.jpg|thumb|Statue of Dr. Saroj Gupta, the founder of SGCC&RI|268x268px]]

== Programmes ==
Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute had organized a month-long awareness programme on [[Nicotine replacement therapy|Nicotine Replacement Therapy]] (NRT), with the support of Warwick University Development Education WD (City of London), [[Nara Medical University]] (Japan), Dental School (London), and ITTE (Mangalore). The NRT programme was organized with the objective to create an awareness on the dangerous habit of chewing and smoking [[tobacco]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Cancer-awareness-programme-at-Saroj-Gupta-Cancer-Centre-Research-Institute/articleshow/33969333.cms|title=Cancer awareness programme at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref>

== Academics & research ==
The SGCC&RI runs post-graduate degree courses which are recognized by Central Council and it also houses a library with up-to-date national and internationally reviewed journals.<ref name="ESMO 2018" />[[File:LINAC Block of SGCC&RI.jpg|thumb|LINAC Block of SGCC&RI|259x259px]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.cancercentrecalcutta.org/ http://www.cancercentrecalcutta.org]
*{{cite web|url=https://www.sehat.com/doctors-list/saroj-gupta-cancer-centre-research-institute-kolkata|title=Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute Doctors List - Kolkata|website=Sehat|accessdate=2018-10-28}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.credihealth.com/hospital/saroj-gupta-cancer-centre-and-research-institute-kolkata/overview|title=Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute Kolkata - Book Appointment Online, Check Reviews and Contact Number|website=Credihealth|accessdate=2018-10-28}}

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