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Achievements

  • RCC was registered under Travancore Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act 1955 vide No. 567/81 dated 02.09.1981.

  • The first standalone Paediatric Oncology Division was established (1982).

  • The foundation stone of RCC’s first phase was laid (1984).

  • The first Community Oncology Division in the country was established (1985).

  • RCC was designated as a Science and Technology Centre in the health sector by State Government (1985).

  • Early Cancer Detection Centres were established at Ernakulam and Palakkad (1985).

  • The 'Cancer Care for Life' (CCL) scheme for providing the most modern cancer care to the public on payment of a nominal sum of Rs.101/- once in their lifetime was initiated (1986).

  • The first organized cancer pain clinic in the country was started (1986).

  • RCC evolved a Ten-year Action Plan for cancer control in Kerala (1988).

  • Formation of State Cancer Control Advisory Board for Kerala (1988).

  • Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approval for testing local remedies in cancer treatment.

  • Inauguration of the first phase building of RCC (1989).

  • The State Government declared RCC as a Centre of Excellence in the field of Science & Technology (1990).

  • The foundation stone of Second Phase building of RCC was laid (1990).

  • First cancer centre to manufacture oral morphine solution (1991).

  • The foundation stone of the Radiotherapy Block was laid (1991).

  • Inauguration of Radiotherapy Block (1994).

  • World Health Organization designated RCC as a WHO Collaborating Centre for cancer control for developing countries (1995). This has enabled RCC to pretest, formulate and implement cancer control models developed in RCC in other regions of the world.

  • Dedication of the second phase of RCC (1996).

  • Establishment of Palliative Care Centre and modern Endoscopy unit (1998).

  • An International School of Colposcopy was established with support from IARC and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2000).

  • Declared as Centre of Excellence by Government of India (2000).

  • Telemedicine network connecting peripheral centres of Ernakulam and Palakkad (2000).

  • Prof. M. Krishnan Nair, Director, was awarded the 'Padma Shri' by the Union Government (2001).

  • A Telemedicine Network, Onconet - connecting peripheral centres including Kochi, Palakkad, Karunagappally, and Kannur was established (2003).

  • Commissioning of Precise High Energy Linear Accelerator (2003).

  • National Board of Examinations (NBE) accredited Diplomate of the National Board (DNB) programmes in Radiotherapy, Pathology, Radiodiagnosis, Anaesthesia, Medical Oncology, and Surgical Oncology were started (2006).

  • RCC became the first cancer centre in the state to have a morphine capsule manufacturing unit (2007).

  • A state-of-the-art Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and MRI scanner were commissioned (2007).

  • The Kerala State Pollution Control Board selected RCC for pollution control award under Government hospitals with more than 200 beds category (2010).

  • Commencement of construction work for a new Ten storey block was started (2010).

  • MCI approved MCh programme in Surgical Oncology and DM programme in Medical Oncology were started in affiliation with the Kerala University of Health Sciences (2011).

  • RCC was awarded the 'Kerala State Energy Conservation Award 2011' in appreciation of the commendable achievements towards energy conservation and management in category of 'buildings', instituted by the Department of Power, Government of Kerala through Energy Management Centre, Kerala on 14 December 2011 to mark the National Energy Conservation Day.

  • State-of-the-art Radiotherapy (Image-guided Radiotherapy-IGRT) and Brachytherapy (Image-guided Brachytherapy) services were started (2011).

  • Introduced Rapid Arc, Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT), and Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS) and Limb Salvage surgeries for bone sarcomas (2012).

  • MCI approved courses in DM Paediatric Oncology, MD Radiotherapy, and MD Radiodiagnosis were started (2012).

  • Commissioned Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). Introduced Rapid Arc, Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT), Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS), and Limb Salvage surgeries for bone sarcomas were also introduced in the same period (2012).

  • Commissioning of a four bedded state-of-the-art ICU with two ventilators at Paediatric Oncology division (2013).

  • The entire RCC campus made Wi-Fi enabled and introduced Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID) in the library (2013).

  • MCI approved MD programme in Anaesthesiology was started (2013).

  • MCI approved MD programme in Pathology was started (2014).

  • RCC has been elevated to the status of ‘State Cancer Institute’ by Govt. of India (2014).

  • RCC became the first Government owned cancer treatment institution in the country to achieve the coveted NABH accreditation (2014).

  • Commissioning of Dual Energy Linear Accelerator and 4D-CT Simulator (2014).

  • Inauguration of new OP Block, Commissioning of PET-CT scanner, and Anaesthesia Simulation Lab (2016).

  • Multi-Disciplinary Tumour Board (MDTB) system was implemented to ease the diagnosis, staging, treatment, and follow-ups. ‘Infosys Chair’ was set up towards promotion of research, advanced training, and other academic pursuits by the faculty and students (2017).

  • Inaugurated new building for ECDC, Palakkad (2017).

  • Inauguration of the ‘Infosys Chair’ instituted by Infosys Foundation for academic pursuits (2017).

  • Foundation stone was laid for the 14 storey building (2018).

  • Started MCI approved MCh programmes in Head and Neck Surgery and Gynaecologic Oncology (2019).

  • State-of-the-art casualty services were started (2020).

  • Commissioned state-of-the-art High Energy Linear Accelerators and Dual Energy CT scanner (2021).

  • Second campus at Pulayanarkotta was inaugurated (2021).

  • Second campus at Pulayanarkotta was inaugurated (2021).

  • A Preventive Oncology OP and Training Centre at the second campus was inaugurated (2022).

  • Paediatric autologous stem cell transplantation was started (2022).

  • Acquired Gallium-68 generator, started Gallium scan and radionuclide therapy for neuroendocrine tumour and prostate cancer (2022).

  • Devised ‘Cerviscan’ in collaboration with C-DAC for early detection of cervical cancer (2022).

  • Acquired Uro-brachytherapy unit and started radiation for uro-oncology cancers including prostate cancer (2023).

  • Acquired Ring Gantry (Halcyon) Linear Accelerator worth Rs.20 crore using the CSR fund from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (2023)

  • Commissioned 3-Tesla MRI Machine and 3D Digital Mammography (2023)