Hyderabad, Apr 1: The Mumbai-based Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) and the city-based Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute (BIACH&RI) today said they intend to promote joint research on cancer.
They aim at creating a 'Cancer Collaboration Network' to facilitate sharing clinical experiences and expertise, training and education, research and development and spreading cancer awareness to the public, TMC Director Rajendra Badwe and BIACH&RI trustee Nori Dattatreyudu said in a statement.
TMC and BIACH&RI will take the lead in creating a platform to expand this network, they said, adding that it= would bring together various hospitals, doctors, scientists, pharma, industry, insurance, governments, NGOs and citizens dealing with cancer patients.
Network coordinators to be identified by TMC and BIACH&RI, will work with the Tata Strategic Management Group to facilitate formulation of a MoU and work to fulfil the aims and objectives of the proposed network, they said, according to a release, after the conclusion of a four-day 'Global Oncology Summit-2013' here today. PTI VVK BA
