The Early Cancer Detection Centre,Ernakulam
is started functioning on 15th August,1984 with the help of
Rotary Club of Cochin,Cochin Cooperation under the direct
control of Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum.
The centre is focussing mainly the early
detection of cancer, providing awareness to the public regarding
the prevention and early detection.Even though the centre
is giving main importance to cytology; histopathology work
is also doing by manual procedure. Most of the cases are referred
and voluntary cases are also reporting. Pap smear test, FNAC, sputum
cytology and cytology of body fluids sending from other hospitals
are doing here. This centre is conducting cancer detection
clinics everyday, cancer detection camps and awareness programmes
with the help of voluntary agencies and Govt. organizations in this district and neighbouring districts.
The centre is doing colnoscopy directed biopsy
for patients with dysplasia on pap smear examination and these
biopsies are reported here itself. The district cancer control
programme project(DCCP) is also functioning well in the reporting
year.
Dr.Latha A - Cytopathologist
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