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<div class="wow fadeInUp mb-5"> <p>The National Cancer Grid (NCG) was created to form a union of cancer centres in India which could provide uniform and high standards of cancer care, follow uniform evidence-based guidelines for management of patients, develop human resource adequately trained to fulfill the cancer healthcare needs of the entire nation, and conduct collaborative clinical research of a high standard.</p> <p>The union would help to ensure provision of same quality of care to patients from any part of the country, without having to travel long distances and regardless of their ability to pay for treatment achieved by following the same evidence-based management guidelines, which are implementable in all cancer centres.</p> </div> <div class="card-intro"> <div class="card border-secondary mb-5 wow fadeInUp"> <div class="card-body d-md-flex"> <div class="card-icon col-4 mb-md-0 mb-3"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="/src/images/icon-mission.png" class="img-fluid wow fadeInUp" width="100" height="100" alt="" title="" loading="lazy"> </div> <div class="wow fadeInUp ps-md-4 ps-0"> <h3 class="subhead">Aims and Objectives</h3> <ul> <li> Evolve and implement uniform standard of cancer care across India.</li> <li> Offer state-of-the-art services for those afflicted by cancer.</li> <li> Create human resources to tackle the rising need for cancer care.</li> <li> Gauge the magnitude trend and type of national cancer problem through registry and run appropriate epidemiological intervention studies to prevent cancer.</li> <li> Direct cancer research in clinic and laboratory to offer cost effective solution to cancer in India.</li> </ul> <p class="m-0"> Dr. C. S. Pramesh <br /> Convener of National Cancer Grid </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card border-secondary mb-4 wow fadeInUp"> <div class="card-body d-md-flex"> <div class="card-icon col-4 mb-md-0 mb-3"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="/src/images/icon-milestones.png" class="img-fluid wow fadeInUp" width="100" height="100" alt="" title="" loading="lazy"> </div> <div class="wow fadeInUp ps-md-4 ps-0"> <h3 class="subhead">NCG Milestones</h3> <ul class="m-0"> <li> Has evolved to reach 300 + NCG members centres across the country in ten years.</li> <li> Provides treatment to around two-thirds of all cancer cases in India.</li> <li> Conducts Virtual Tumor Board sessions twice a week across NCG member centres for multi-disciplinary care in oncology </li> <li> Developed NCG Guidelines Manual which provides comprehensive framework on the formulation of de-novo guidelines as well as adaptation and contextualization of other established guidelines.</li> <li> Initiated the Quality Improvement Methodology, NCG QI Hub - EQuiP (Enable Quality, Improve Patient care), Project ECHO in collaboration with Stanford University.</li> <li> Started the NCGEQAS program which aims to standardize histopathology and oncopathology practices across the country.</li> <li> Started NCG Library: Akshara-NCG discovery tool allows searching of more than 17000 biomedical journals.</li> <li> Launched the E- learning portal in 2019 and successfully runs 18 courses.</li> <li> Established Clinical Trial Network in oncology under the NCG with the grant from Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, (BIRAC) to strengthen the clinical trial capacity across member centres to promote multi-centric high-quality trials.</li> <li> Launched the NCG Koita Centre of Digital Oncology (NCG-KCDO) with the goal of helping its 300+ member centres in the country to adopt and promote digital tools and technologies</li> <li> Leveraged collated volume to negotiate for equipment, drugs and other consumables.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xl-3 col-lg-4 ms-auto mt-lg-0 mt-4"> <div class="card bg-light wow fadeInUp mb-5"> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="subhead mt-2 mb-3 text-secondary">NCG Members</h3> <ul class="card-list"> <li><a href="/hospitals-and-institutions/members">Member List</a></li> <li><a href="/hospitals-and-institutions/membership-process">Become an NCG Member</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="card bg-light wow fadeInUp mb-5"> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="subhead mt-2 mb-3 text-secondary">NCG Initiatives</h3> <ul class="card-list"> <li><a href="/key-initiatives/koita-centre-for-digital-oncology"> Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO)</a></li> <li><a href="/key-initiatives/quality-improvement">NCG QI (Quality Improvement)</a></li> <li><a href="/key-initiatives/vishwam-cancer-care-connect">NCG Vishwam Cancer Care Connect</a></li> <li><a href="/key-initiatives/ncg-eqas">NCG EQAS</a></li> <li><a href="/key-initiatives/molecular-pathology-qap">Molecular Pathology QAP</a></li> <li><a href="/key-initiatives/virtual-tumor-board">Virtual Tumour Board</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="border-top pt-3 wow fadeInUp"> <div class="container"> <ol class="breadcrumb"> <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="/"><i class="bi bi-house-fill"></i></a></li> <li class="breadcrumb-item">About NCG</li> <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Overview</li> </ol> </div> </nav>  </div>  <div class="push"> </div> </div>   <footer class="footer d-flex flex-column"> <a href="#" class="scrollup" title="Scroll Up"><span class="icon"><i class="fa fa-angle-up" aria-hidden="true"></i></span></a> <div class="container py-4 py-md-5 text-center my-auto"> <p class="fw-bold mb-1">Headquarters</p> <address>Tata Memorial Hospital, 10th Floor, Homi Bhabha Block, Dr. Ernest Borges Rd, Parel East, Mumbai 400012</address> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="fa fa-phone me-2" aria-hidden="true"></i>+91-22-24177000, Extn: 6889</li> <li class="list-inline-item ms-4"> <i class="fa fa-envelope me-2" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="mailto:ncg@tmc.gov.in">ncg@tmc.gov.in</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="list-inline ftr-list text-uppercase fw-bold mb-0 d-none d-sm-block"> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/hospitals-and-institutions/membership-process">Become a Member</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/key-initiatives">NCG Key Initiatives</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/hospitals-and-institutions/members">Hospitals & Institutions</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/research/overview">Healthcare Practitioners</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/hospitals-and-institutions/members">Patients</a></li> </ul> <ul class="list-inline ftr-list text-uppercase fw-bold d-none d-sm-block mb-4 "> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/about">About NCG</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/cancer-guidelines">NCG Guidelines</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/news/ncg-news">News & Events</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/enewsletter">NCG E-Newsletter</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/jobs">Work with NCG</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> <ul class="list-inline ftr-list text-uppercase fw-bold d-sm-none mb-4 "> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/about">About NCG</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> <ul class="list-inline social-media mb-0"> </ul> </div> <div class="ftr-bottom py-3 text-center"> <div class="container"> <ul class="ftr-list list-inline mb-0"> <li class="list-inline-item">© 2024 Tata Memorial Centre. 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