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India Expands Cancer Care Services to Vidisha Medical College

Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated a day‑care cancer facility at Vidisha’s government medical college.

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The facility is the first phase of a national program to decentralize oncology services.

Doctors and nurses from Vidisha have received specialized training at the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Mumbai.

A linear accelerator for radiotherapy is planned to be operational within two to three years.

Population‑based and hospital‑based cancer registries will collect data to guide future health planning.

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The centre aims to deliver treatment, early detection, and specialist training outside major metropolitan areas.

Collaboration with the Tata Memorial Centre will bring equipment, radiotherapy capabilities, and advanced pathology techniques.

The initiative includes establishing cancer registries and palliative‑care training to improve long‑term patient support.

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cancer

a disease in which cells grow out of control and can damage the body

oncology

the medical field that focuses on diagnosing and treating cancer

radiotherapy

treatment that uses high‑energy radiation to kill cancer cells

linear accelerator

a large machine that produces the radiation used in radiotherapy

pathology

the study of tissues and cells to understand disease

immunohistochemistry

a laboratory method that uses colored tags to identify specific cells in tissue samples

palliative care

support that helps patients feel better when a disease cannot be cured

registry

a systematic collection of health information about patients

early detection

finding a disease before it becomes serious

screening

checking healthy people for signs of a disease

diagnosis

identifying a disease based on tests and examinations

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