Tata Memorial Centre
Tata Memorial Hospital | |
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Government hospital | |
Type | Specialist |
Affiliated university | Homi Bhabha National Institute |
Services | |
Speciality | |
History | |
Opened | 28 February 1941 |
Links | |
Website | tmc.gov.in |
The Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) situated in
History and current scope
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The Tata Memorial Hospital was initially commissioned by the
The Advanced Center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) at Kharghar was inaugurated in 2002, and now houses the CRI and the Clinical Research Center (CRC) (inaugurated in 2005), a state-of-the-art research hospital.
TMC has expanded its outreach across the country with nodal centers established at multiple places across the country, following the ‘hub and spoke’ model. These together register about 120,000 new cancer patients every year. Currently (as in 2024), TMC comprises of the following centres:
• Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
• ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
• Centre for Cancer Epidemiology (CCE), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
• Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCH&RC), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Sangrur, Punjab
• Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCH&RC), Mullanpur, Punjab
• Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati, Assam
• Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (HBCH & RC), Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Patient care
The Department of Surgical Oncology provides minimal access surgeries, skull-base procedures, major vascular replacements, limb salvage, microvascular surgery and robotic surgeries. The department conducts investigator-initiated and sponsored research studies.
One of the fields of specialization of this hospital is in the treatment of
The TMH was the first Centre in the country to initiate
Preventive oncology
The Department of Preventive Oncology which was commissioned in the year 1993, gives a special focus on education in cancer prevention and early detection, cancer screening. Of the 2–2.5 million cases of cancer in the country, more than 70% of cases are detected late and report for treatment in very advanced stages. The emphasis on early detection would go a long way to dealing with the large numbers as well as to mitigate avoidable suffering and a financial burden.[7]
ACTREC
The Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) is a new R&D satellite of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). It has the mandate to function as a national center for treatment, education, and research in cancer.[8]
ACTREC comprises two arms—a basic research arm constituted by the erstwhile Cancer Research Institute (CRI) which has shifted from the Parel Campus to the new location in August 2002, and a Clinical Research Centre (CRC), The latter comprises a 50-bed research hospital which is equipped with diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. In the first phase, the focus will be on Pediatric Oncology and emerging therapies, including gene therapy.
Research investigations at CRI currently focus on molecular mechanisms responsible for the causation of major human cancers relevant to India. It is envisaged that in the future, ACTREC will play a greater role in drug development and emerging therapies for treatment and prevention of cancer.
The
National Cancer Grid (NCG)
The National Cancer Grid is a network of major cancer centers, research institutes, patient groups and charitable institutions across India with the mandate of establishing uniform standards of patient care for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, providing specialized training and education in oncology and facilitating collaborative basic, translational and clinical research in cancer. [10]
There are over 300 NCG centres across India and other countries. [11]
Koita Centre for Digital Oncology
The Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO) was established in August 2022 in collaboration with Koita Foundation. KCDO supports NCG and NCG affiliated hospitals to adopt digital health tools with the objective of improving the quality, affordability, accessibility and outcomes of cancer care. [12]
Tata Clinic
A 12-story block "The Tata Clinic and Faculty Block" has recently been constructed on the premises vacated by the CRI. This facility will house site specialty clinics, 50 additional beds, Minor theatre complex, daycare beds, academic offices, postgraduate education, seminar rooms, and a Telemedicine Centre. It is renamed as "Homi Bhabha Block"
Education
The Tata Memorial Centre is a recognised training centre for cancer education and research by national and international organisations such as
Digital Library
The Library of the Tata Memorial Hospital has been maintained since the inception of the hospital. It was relocated on 17 November 2000, on the ground floor of the main building now known as Digital Library. It caters to the needs of
Konark Cancer Foundation
Set up by the
See also
References
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- ^ "Tata Memorial Centre - About Us". www.actrec.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Rs 4369.17 Grant released to various Cancer Hospitals in Financial Year 2014–15". pib.nic.in.
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- ^ G. S. Mudur, "Cancer advice network expands – Second opinion can be sought from a wider pool of consultants", The Telegraph (Calcutta), 7 January 2017.
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- ^ "About Us - ACTREC". tmc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "NCG - Tata Medical Center".
- ^ "NCG - List of Centers".
- ^ "India's National Cancer Grid sets up Digital Cancer Centre". 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Home | Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer". actrec.gov.in. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "About us - Digital Library". tmc.gov.in. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Shelar, Jyoti (11 April 2017). "Ex-Mumbai police chief now helps cancer patients". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "About – konark".