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Indian Cancer Society Bangalore

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India • 19 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

The Indian Cancer Society was founded in 1951 by the renowned oncologist Dr DJ Jussawala and Mr. Naval Tata as India's first voluntary, non-profit, National Organization for Awareness, Detection, Cure and Survivorship of those affected with Cancer. In 1986, the Bengaluru office of Indian Cancer Society was started by Mr. Kishore Rao. Indian Cancer Society, Bengaluru operates through a community of volunteers and is working towards bringing down the cancer incidence and mortality rates in the region through increased awareness levels, early detection, and early intervention. It also provides emotional support to cancer patients and care givers.Vision: To be the Beacon of Hope against cancer!"Our Mission• To create awareness that Cancer is preventable and curable• To facilitate early detection of cancer• To offer emotional support and medical aid to cancer patients• To establish and encourage cancer survivorship programmes• To reintegrate cancer survivors back into society• To facilitate advocacy and research against cancerWhat we do?Indian Cancer Society (ICS) is a not-for-profit Community based Health Society dedicated to eliminating Cancer as a major health challenge. Its Bengaluru office is working towards bringing down the cancer incidence and mortality rates in the region through increased awareness levels, early detection, and early intervention. The extent of help required is phenomenal. The Society is entirely dependent on public support to carry out its activities which include: - Cancer Prevention- Early Cancer Detection- Cancer Counselling- Initial Treatment Funding