Cancer Aid Society

Cancer Aid Society is an ISO 9001 NGO working across India since 1987 on prevention of Cancer, other NCDs, Tobacco and Pain and Palliative Care across Read more India. Goal No. 3 of SDGs 2030 “Good Health and Well Being” has been targeted by us through Advocacy and Awareness. Under “Good Health” the organisation campaigns on preventive health and on “Well Being”, it focuses on Palliative Care. The organisation has offices at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmadabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Head Office Lucknow. The organisation is in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2012, Associate Department of Global Communication of United Nations since 2019 and Registered Participant of World Health Organization's Global Coordination Mechanism on Non Communicable Diseases. It has earned several Recognition viz. Best Cancer Awareness NGO/ Program, Best NGO in Health Care, Best Award for Cancer Prevention and many more. The International participation involves 2011 High Level Meeting on NCDs and 2014 Review Meeting at United Nations, Dialogues under WHO’s GCM/NCD in April 2015 and November 2015 at Geneva, in 2016 at Mauritius, in 2017 NCD Global Conference at Uruguay, in 2019 Global Meeting on SDGs 3.4 on NCDs and Mental Health at Oman etc. It organize training in Palliative Care, Pain Management, availability and use of Oral Morphine. It assists terminally ill patients and families through counselling, guidance, moral support, referral services for treatment and palliative care centres and has a Helpline No. 9335166600. Keeping up with the ages old adage “Prevention is better than cure”, it organizes awareness campaigns in thousands of Institutions mobilizing about a million volunteers every year generating awareness among twenty million people all over India through campaigns on the harmful effects of Tobacco including Passive Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs, Obesity, Carcinogens, Pollution of Air, Water and Land along with the benefits of Healthy Lifestyle such as Balanced Diet rich in antioxidants and roughage, Physical Activity/ Exercise, Clean drinking Water, Genital and Personal Hygiene along with symptoms of Cancer for early detection and treatment etc. Presently 80% cancer patients reach the doctors in the incurable stages where precious human lives are lost. Pamphlets (published in 12 Indian languages) along with pictorial illustrations generate a high level awareness about tobacco, non-communicable diseases (Heart Attacks, Respiratory and Diabetics) and early symptoms of Cancer. The organisation has successfully executed projects for Palliative Care, Cancer Pain Policy, Availability of Oral Morphine, establishment of Homeopathic Dispensary, organizing rural Camps, Tele-medicine vehicle etc.