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designated cancer hospitals, and empowering frontline healthcare providers at the community level through capacity-building initiatives.
Additionally, we facilitate inter-departmental coordination among the health, education, and police departments to ensure the seamless
implementation of the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) within the districts. Furthermore, we engage with various
non-governmental stakeholders, including local civil societies, philanthropic organisations, self-help groups, and individual general
practitioners, to amplify the reach of our outreach activities.

The National Cancer Registry Programme projects an increase in
the number of cancer cases in the country to 15.7 lakh by 2025.
Additionally, 70% of these cases are reported in the later stages
of the disease, resulting in a high mortality rate ranging between
40-50%. In response to this significant public health challenge
posed by cancer, Tata Trusts initiated the Cancer Care
Programme in 2017. The fourth pillar of the Cancer Care
Programme is TCCF's outreach strategy. It is dedicated to
alleviating the burden of cancer through the early detection of
the disease, thus reversing the late-to-early detection ratio. This
pillar operates with a focused approach centred on four primary
objectives: spreading awareness about cancer risk factors,
facilitating early detection, ensuring comprehensive follow-up
care for identified suspects and closing the loop and tobacco
control.

At present, our operations extend across six districts in four
states: Tirupati, Ranchi, Khunti, Saraikela, Chandrapur, and
Bhubaneshwar. Our primary collaboration is with the National
Health Mission (NHM) to enhance the early detection of
non-communicable diseases, including prevalent cancers such as
oral, breast, and cervical cancers. This involves raising awareness,
conducting regular screenings, guiding suspected cases to