Who is the director of Adyar Cancer Institute ?

Adyar Cancer Institute was established in the year 1954. It is located in Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India .

Director-Dr.V. Shanta is a prominent Cancer specialist had been Director at Adyar Cancer Institute between 1980-1997.

Research Departments:
Department of Biochemical Oncology
Department of Tumor Microbiology
Department of Electron Microscopy
Department of Molecular Oncology
Department of Cytogenetics

Ongoing Projects List:
• A prospective study on tobacco attributable mortality - in collaboration with University of Oxford - CTSU Unit, Oxford & World Bank
• A case control study on colorectal cancer - A collaborative study with Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan
• Estimating stage specific survival rates of selected incident cancers for the years 1996-1998 in Chennai (Madras), India - A collaborative study with IARC - IARC, Lyon
• Clinical trial of twice daily long term low dose oral Etoposide and 5 week low dose Bleomycin with concomitant use of hyperfractionated radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced carcinoma of the uterine cervix – Khandelwal
• The International collaborative reanalysis of etiological factors in breast cancer - in collaboration with "Collaborative group on hormonal factors in breast cancer" - ICRF, Cancer Epidemiology unit, Oxford, U.K.
• High dose rate versus low dose rate brachytherapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a randomized comparison of the efficacy and normal tissue morbidity - DAE, India

Contact:
Cancer Institute
18, East Canal Bank Road, Adayar,
Adayar, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600020 ‎
044 2491 1526

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