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The real tragedy about cancer is that it
begins with very minor symptoms or none at all. Therefore the best way
to guard against cancer is to have a regular yearly cancer check-up
examination. Even though the very word "Cancer" sends shiver
down the spine of the people, nevertheless they are generally found to
be reluctant to go in for a regular periodic cancer check up on their
own due to various factors.
In order to create cancer awareness and to
encourage more and more people to undergo regular cancer check-ups, the
Society is operating a Mobile Cancer Detection Centre to provide cancer
check-up facilities to people at a nominal cost without losing any
working day, at the worksite, in factories, workshops, offices, housing
complexes etc. on request. This Mobile Clinic consisting of an X-ray
mounted fully equipped motorised van which carries doctors (2 ENT
Surgeons, 2 Gen. Surgeons and a Gynaecologist) and other para. Medical
staff to the check up camp sites, can effectively carry out all the
tests normally undertaken at a regular detection centre. Those who
undergo cancer check-ups at these camps are given individual check-up
reports and suspected cases are referred to cancer hospitals for further
investigation/treatment.
The details of camps conducted by the
M.C.D.C. Unit at Mumbai during the last 10 years are as follows :
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Year |
Total No. of
camps (Days) |
No. of
Persons examined |
No. of
suspected cases detected |
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Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1989-90 |
79 |
4144 |
3261 |
7405 |
62 |
107 |
169 |
| 1990-91 |
52 |
2658 |
1800 |
4458 |
40 |
25 |
65 |
| 1991-92 |
120 |
9072 |
2095 |
11167 |
73 |
22 |
95 |
| 1992-93 |
65 |
3431 |
2128 |
5559 |
45 |
23 |
68 |
| 1993-94 |
68 |
3487 |
1905 |
5392 |
86 |
20 |
106 |
| 1994-95 |
73 |
4699 |
2064 |
6763 |
93 |
22 |
115 |
| 1995-96 |
68 |
4488 |
1895 |
6383 |
88 |
29 |
117 |
| 1996-97 |
67 |
2818 |
3179 |
5997 |
52 |
45 |
97 |
| 1997-98 |
70 |
4078 |
1867 |
5945 |
76 |
17 |
93 |
| 1998-99 |
72 |
3820 |
2569 |
6389 |
91 |
35 |
126 |
Since its inception in May, 1982 upto
the end of March 1999, the MCDC Unit has examined 1,00,322 persons
(68,878 Males + 31,444 Females) out of which 1761 suspected cases (1249
Males + 512 Females) were detected and referred to Cancer hospitals for
further investigation/treatment. Similar Mobile Cancer Detection Units
are functioning successfully at the Society's branches at Delhi and
Calcutta also.
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Mobile Cancer Detection Unit