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{{Short description|Medical research centre in India}} | |||
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2014}} | {{Use Indian English|date=April 2014}} | ||
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| established = 1981 | | established = 1981 | ||
| closed = | | closed = | ||
| type = Cancer Care | | type = Cancer Care and Research center | ||
| affiliation = | | affiliation = | ||
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| state = [[Kerala]] | | state = [[Kerala]] | ||
| province = | | province = | ||
| country = India{{flagicon|India}} | | country = India {{flagicon|India}} | ||
| coor = {{Coord|8.52014760|N|76.92451299|E|type:edu_region:IN-KL|display=inline,title}} | | coor = {{Coord|8.52014760|N|76.92451299|E|type:edu_region:IN-KL|display=inline,title}} | ||
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The '''Regional Cancer Centre''' ('''RCC''') at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] is a cancer care hospital and [[Research center|research centre]]. RCC was established in 1981 by the | The '''Regional Cancer Centre''' ('''RCC''') at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] is a cancer care hospital and [[Research center|research centre]]. RCC was established in 1981 by the Government of [[Kerala]] and the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.entecity.com/rcc-trivandrum/ |title=RCC Trivandrum; A real blessing for the Cancer Patients |publisher=News.entecity.com |date=2013-03-07 |access-date=2013-10-18}}</ref> It is located in the [[Thiruvananthapuram Medical College]] campus in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital city of the state of [[Kerala]]. It was established as an expansion of the [[Radiation Therapy]] / Radiotherapy department of Medical College Trivandrum. It is a [[Tertiary referral hospital|tertiary care center]] for the managements of all types of [[cancer|cancers]]. The clinics are mainly on [[Hematology|Haematology]], [[Mononuclear phagocyte system|Lymphoreticular]], soft tissue, bone, head and neck, breast, [[Central nervous system|CNS]], gynaecological, urinary, chest, gastro, paediatric oncology and thyroid. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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===Hospital Based Cancer Registry=== | ===Hospital Based Cancer Registry=== | ||
The Hospital Based [[Cancer registry|Cancer Registry]] (HBCR), Trivandrum, was established at the Regional Cancer Centre in 1982 as part of the National Cancer Registry Programme of the [[Indian Council of Medical | The Hospital Based [[Cancer registry|Cancer Registry]] (HBCR), Trivandrum, was established at the Regional Cancer Centre in 1982 as part of the National Cancer Registry Programme of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]]. The HBCR has been collecting information on cancer patients reporting to the RCC, Trivandrum Medical College Hospital, SAT hospital for Women and Children and Dental College, Trivandrum from 1 January 1982.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.icmr.nic.in/ncrp/ncrp_h/thiruvananthapuram.pdf | title=Hospital Based Cancer Registry | access-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Objectives== | ==Objectives== | ||