Malabar Cancer Centre (MCC) in
Thalassery,
Kannur district is an autonomous
not-for-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
institution under Health and Family Welfare Department,
Government of Kerala. In June 2022, the institute was upgraded to Post Graduate Institute of Oncology Sciences and Research.
History
The Malabar Cancer Center was started in the year 2000 when
Pinarayi Vijayan was the Minister for Electricity.
The institution was inaugurated in 2001, by the
E. K. Nayanar Government, under the Electricity Department and later handed over to the Health Department in 2008.
In 2017, the
Kerala Startup Mission signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malabar Cancer Center to establish a cancer care startup ecosystem in the state.
In 2018, then Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that the Malabar Cancer Center will be upgraded to
RCC
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standards.
He also said that the government will take steps to set up a post-graduate center at the center.
In June 2022, the institute was upgraded to Post Graduate Institute of Oncology Sciences and Research.
Cancer Treatment Centre
The Malabar Cancer Center is an important government treatment center exclusively for treating cancer patients in Kerala, mainly in the
Malabar region, the neighboring states of
Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu and
Mahe, a district in the
Union Territory of Puducherry
Puducherry (), also known as Pondicherry () or Pondichéry, is a union territory of India, consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, namely Pondichéry (Pondi ...
.
There are several disciplines in the institute including Pediatric Hematology, Pediatric Oncology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology, and Interventional Radiology.
In 2008, 1040 new patients were consulted in MCC, while in 2019 the number of new patients increased to 6500.
In 2019, the number of patients seeking follow-up treatment has increased to 77477 and 4600 people have been admitted for inpatient treatment.
Post Graduate Institute of Oncology Sciences and Research
The
Diplomate of National Board
Diplomate of National Board (DNB) is a Post-graduate Master's degree same as MD/MS degree awarded to the Specialist Doctors in India after completion of three year residency. DNB courses are run and the degrees are awarded by the National Board of ...
(DNB) Course in oncology was started in 2017 as part of the upgradation of MCC, a Research Center under the
Kerala University of Health Sciences, to a Post Graduate Institute.
In June 2022, the Ministry of Kerala declared the Malabar Cancer Center as the Post Graduate Institute of Oncology Sciences and Research.
Kerala Health Minister
Veena George said that, as part of this, the center will be renamed as the Malabar Cancer Center (Post Graduate Institute of Oncology Sciences and Research).
The Minister said that as a PG Institute, courses like MD, MCH and DM under the National Medical Commission could be started at the institute.
Currently, about 270 students and six PhD research students are studying at the institute.
Achievements
In the government sector, the Department of
Ocular Oncology is being set up for the first time in the state at this institute.
As of 2022, the Malabar Cancer Center is the only government-run institution in Kerala to perform
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children.
MCC was the only institution in Kerala to be approved for conducting
human clinical trials for
COVID-19 vaccine.
The MCC was able to achieve this because it had all the facilities suggested by
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
See also
*
Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
References
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Hospital buildings completed in 2001
Government buildings completed in 2001
Medical research institutes in India
2001 establishments in Kerala
Cancer in India
Hospitals in Kerala