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Cancer Institute (WIA) established at Adyar

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Cancer Institute (WIA) established at Adyar
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The Women's Indian Association, led by Muthulakshmi Reddy, set up the Cancer Institute at Adyar in Madras.

The Cancer Institute (WIA), also called the Adyar Cancer Institute, was set up by the Women's Indian Association under the leadership of Muthulakshmi Reddy. Its article gives 1952 for the start of the project and 1954 for its establishment. The non-profit institute provided cancer treatment and research in Madras. In 1974 it became a Regional Cancer Centre and was declared a centre of excellence by the Union health ministry.

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