PM to inaugurate cancer radiation centre in northeast

New Delhi: 19th April 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Friday inaugurate a state-of-the-art facility for cancer treatment in Guwahati, an official statement said here. Prevalence of cancer remains high in the northeast region and it is being hoped that the new facility at the Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute would address many of the problems of the people. The new centre will have facilities for various types of radiation therapy, commissioned with grants-in-aid from the North Eastern Council (NEC) and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

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