| Dr. P. S. Prabhakaran, Director & Principal Investigator (HBCR & PBCR) | | Dr. K. Ramachandra Reddy, Prof. & Head of the Dept. of Biostatistics & Cancer Registry & Co-Principal Investigator (HBCR & PBCR) | | Dr. C. Ramesh, Associate Professor, | | Mr. K. Mani, Lecturer |
| | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO) is a comprehensive and regional centre for cancer research and treatment in Karnataka with the state of art facilities for the diagnosis, treatment and research. It is an autonomous, non-profit institution and has in-patient bed strength of 429. In addition to these inpatient beds, the Dharmashala, a unique project of its kind in the country provides accommodation to about 250 ambulatory patients along with 250 patient's attendants. These patients and attendants at Dharmashala are provided with free food through perpetual free feeding endowment donation scheme. As community outreach programme, the mobile cancer education and detection Unit (Dept. of Community Oncology) organizes Cancer detection and education camps in rural, semi urban and urban areas of Karnataka and in the neighbouring areas of others states with support from voluntary organizations. KMIO as an apex body for the overall cancer control in the state has initiated several cancer control programmes/activities at different places. The institute has been recognized as a National Centre of Excellence. Medical and paramedical personnel from all over the country come for training in various specialties/ branches of oncology. The Institute has its sub-centres (Peripheral Cancer Centres) at Mandya and Gulbarga. KMIO is running super specialty courses in M.Ch (surgical oncology) and DM (Medical Oncology), post-graduate courses in MD Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Physics apart from BSc Medical Technology (Laboratory/ Radiotherapy/Radio diagnosis). These courses are affiliated to Raja Gandhi University of Health Sciences. In order to provide anti cancer drugs at reasonably reduced prices, the Kidwai Cancer Drug Foundation Trust has been established where, the cost of Anti Cancer Drugs are available at nearly 30 % cheaper compared to market prices. Free drugs are provided to poor and needy patients through Karnataka Chief Minister's Medical Relief Fund. Cancer registration system has been in existence at KMIO. The HCR is functioning at the Institute since 1973 and the PBCR is functioning since 1982. These registries are working under the network programme of the NCRP of the ICMR from years 1984 and 1982 respectively. The Hospital Cancer Registry has been collaborating with the Project on Development of An Atlas of Cancer in India - project of the WHO-ICMR, undertaken by the NCRP. The registry has provided information on all the non-resident cancers registered at Kidwai Memorial of Oncology for the year 2001.
| Other Staff of Hospital Based Cancer Registry, KMIO | | Mr. D.J. Jayaram, Senior Investigator | | Mr. V. Bhadraiah, Assistant Social Scientist | | Mr. A.V. Srinivasa Gowda, Assistant Social Scientist | | Mr. R. Lingaraju, Assistant Social Scientist | | Mr. M.K.M. Gowda, Assistant Social Scientist | | Mr. B.J. Kumudhini, Assistant Social Scientist | | Mr. Balakrishnoji Rao, Field/Medico Social Worker | | Mr. A. Subramani, Coding Clerk | | Mrs. Jyothi, Stenographer | | Mr. B.M. Gangaiah, Data Entry Operator |
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