National Cancer Grid

National Cancer Grid

National Cancer Grid (NCG) is a network of major cancer centers, research institutes, patient groups and charitable institutions across India with the mandate of establishing uniform standards of patient care for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, providing specialized training and education in oncology and facilitating collaborative basic, translational and clinical research in cancer.
It was formed in August 2012.

International Agency for Research on Cancer

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was created in 1965 by a resolution of the World Health Assembly, as the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization.
The objective of the IARC is to promote international collaboration in cancer research.
It comprises of 27 member countries. India is a member of it.
Headquarters: Lyon, France.

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