The Medical Projects and Support Services works to increase availability and affordability of quality diagnostics, drugs, and treatment interventions to children with cancer and their families.
  1. Provide and facilitate financial assistance for diagnosis and treatment of children with cancer, as per standards of care.
  2. Partner with pediatric oncology professionals and advisors on specific childhood cancer.
  3. Medical Projects and research to improve survival outcomes.
  4. Advocate to improve availability, affordability, and quality of treatment, drugs, diagnostics, protocols, and standard.
  5. Provide manpower and build capacities of healthcare professionals and institutions.
Direct Support
  • Working with drug and pharma companies, distributors, retailers, and hospitals to get the lowest/discounted rates for patient support for:
    • Drugs and diagnostics
    • Surgeries
    • Radiation and chemotherapy
    • Bone marrow transplants (BMT)
    • Prosthesis
    • After Cancer Treatment (ACT)
    • Palliative care
  • Adherence to globally and nationally accepted standards of treatment 
Indirect Support
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No child should suffer for want of treatment for lack of finance.

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Project SUDDRIDH - Health System Strengthening

Aim/Objectives of Project Suddridh
  • Focused Disease-Specific Childhood Cancer Projects: Implementing targeted projects for specific types of childhood cancers to improve treatment outcomes.
  • Manpower and Capacity Building: Building a skilled workforce by training dedicated pediatric oncology nurses to improve the standard of care.
  • Comprehensive Pediatric Palliative Care Services: Establishing palliative care services across India, with the Subhita Center in Delhi serving as the flagship model.
  • Pediatric Oncology Outreach Services: Providing support to new centers and those without pediatric oncologists through twinning programs and Virtual Tumor Boards for ongoing capacity building and system strengthening.

One Cancer At a Time (OCAT)

OCAT Projects are focused on improving outcomes for specific childhood cancers by ensuring holistic care, addressing survivorship issues, promoting quality research, and raising community awareness. These projects target high-cure-rate cancers that comprise over 60% of the childhood cancer burden, each requiring a unique approach to treatment and care.

​Objectives 

  • Improve outcomes for specific cancers over the next few years. 
  • Ensure quality of life and holistic care for children with all cancers and their families throughout the cancer journey. 
  • Address survivorship issues such as follow-up clinics and P2L programs. 
  • Promote and support quality research to achieve better outcomes. 
  • Create awareness in the community.

Projects

We have Eight projects for Awareness, Advocacy, Research, and Patient Support for specific childhood cancers or treatment interventions, including Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Retinoblastoma, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Acute promyelocytic leukaemia, Wilms tumour, Burkitt lymphoma, Low-grade glioma, with specific targets and research studies to improve survival outcomes.
​Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Survival rates can be as high as 90%. Cost of treatment is relatively low. Incidence in India is about 1500 new cases. This project commenced in July, 2015. CanKids has sponsored the Indian Childhood Hodgkin's Lymphoma 1 Study, which aims to prospectively collect demographic, clinical, treatment, and outcome information on children with this disease in India, treated on a uniform ABVD based protocol. The study was conducted across 27 participating centers, with 408 patients. 
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The next study on Relapsed Hodgkin's Lymphoma is currently being rolled out.
Retinoblastoma (Eye Cancer) 
Survival rates can be as high as 99%. The goal is to save lives, save eyes, and save vision. Incidence in India is 1500 to 2000 new cases per year. This project started in 2009. We have spearheaded a 'Fight RB India' campaign, partnering with 55 retinoblastoma treating centres across the country. 
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Our National Retinoblastoma Study aims to prospectively collect demographic, clinical, treatment and outcome information on children with retinoblastoma in India treated on a uniform protocol.
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​Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (Blood cancer) 
Leukemias are the most common type of childhood cancers. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), also known as blood cancer, has survival rates as high as 92% in developed countries.  But treatment can take up to 3 years, with an intensive 6 months and a 2-5 year maintenance period. In India, the incidence is 25% of leukemia. 

In the last few years there has been progress in terms of better diagnostics, risk stratification, and focus on infection control and reduction in toxic deaths. CanKids's Golden Crab ALL Project commenced in February, 2017. In addition to providing flow cytometry, a cytogenetics, BCR/ABL and Minimum Residual Disease Project and service was started in Feb, 2017.

We support ALL projects in the following 5 centers:
  1. Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
  2. AIIMS (Department of Pediatrics), New Delhi
  3. Institute of Child Health, Chennai
  4. Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai
  5. Nilratan Sircar Hospital, Kolkata
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 Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma 
The project aims to improve the survival of children with bone tumours, as well as decrease the disease- and treatment-related morbidity.
​ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (APML, SUBTYPE OF AML)
​WILMS TUMOR (A CHILDHOOD KIDNEY CANCER)
​BURKITT LYMPHOMA (A FAST-GROWING LYMPH GLAND CANCER)
LOW-GRADE GLIOMA (A BRAIN CANCER)

Pediatric Palliative Care Programme (PPCP) 

CanKids India is dedicated to providing comprehensive pediatric palliative care services through its Pediatric Palliative Care Programme (PPCP), named Subhita.
About subhita
​"Subhita" means palliation, alleviation, balm, cheer, comfort, easement, respite, rest, succour, support, and solace. Subhita is a crucial initiative of CanKids Kidscan – National Society for Change for Childhood Cancer in India.
Goals
  • Filling the Void:  Addressing the need for pediatric palliative care services for children with cancer in Delhi NCR.
  • Flagship and Hub: Serving as the central hub for planning and integrating palliative care, pain management, and symptom relief into pediatric oncology treatment across CanKids Hospital Support partnerships in India.
History
  • 2012: Established as a 10-bed Nursing Home under the Delhi Government Nursing Act with inpatient services.
  • 2014: Commencement of outpatient OPD and ambulatory care services.
  • 2016: Granted a morphine license by the DCGI.
  • 2017: Inauguration of a formal social support OPD.
Services
CanKids Paediatric Palliative Care Centre in New Delhi provides a model of holistic palliative care support for children and their families. It is the only dedicated centre for children's palliative care in India and serves as a flagship project for providing direct palliative care services and training capacities in children's palliative care nationwide.
1.) Inpatient Services (IPD)
  •            Palliative care for patients admitted to the centre 
2.)Social Support OPD
  • Virtual OPD: Remote consultations and follow-up.
  • Dietary Counseling: Nutritional support and guidance.
  • Psychological Support: Mental health services for children and families.
  • Terminal and Bereavement Support: Care and counseling for end-of-life situations and bereavement.
  • Ambulance Support: Transportation services for patients in need.
Impact
The PPCP at CanKids is a treatment centre and a beacon of hope, offering comfort and support to young cancer patients and their families. It represents CanKids' commitment to improving the quality of life for children with cancer across India.

Pediatric Oncology Outreach Services Through Physical Visits/ Virtual Tumor Board 

CanKids India offers Pediatric Oncology Outreach Services to enhance the accessibility and quality of pediatric oncology care across India.
​Purpose
The primary aim is to provide essential pediatric oncology input and support at centres where dedicated pediatric oncologists are unavailable. This is achieved through
1.) Physical Visits:
  • Pediatric oncologists visit various centres to offer direct support and ensure quality care.
2.) Virtual Tumor Boards:
  • Remote consultations and case discussions to maintain high standards of treatment and care.
Objectives
​1.) Enhancing Treatment Quality:
  • Increase access to quality and standard treatment.
  • Ensure the minimal requirements for delivering optimal care.
2.) Supporting Medical Professionals:
  • Provide support to treating paediatricians and medical oncologists at the centres.
3.) Strengthening Services:
  • Aim to strengthen pediatric oncology services in centres with no designated pediatric oncologists.
Centres
​CanKids India has set up outreach clinics at the following centres:
  1. KNMH
  2. SMGS
  3. IGIMS Patna
  4. Gwalior
  5. AIIMS Jodhpur
  6. CCHRC
  7. MCS Patna
  8. Shroff Charity Hospital
Lead doctors & Special focus
Lead Doctors:
  • Dr. Amita Mahajan
  • Dr. Ramandeep Aroa

The special focus of the Pediatric Oncology Outreach Services is to strengthen pediatric oncology services at GMC Faridkot and SGRD Amritsar. This is achieved by increasing access to quality treatment and ensuring the minimal requirements for optimal care, guided by Dr Shruti Kakkar, Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist at DMC Ludhiana and Regional Advisor to CanKids.

Capacity Building for Health Professionals

​National Training Program on Pediatric Oncology 

​The aim of NTPPO is to enhance the knowledge, skills, and awareness of pediatricians regarding childhood cancer. It also seeks to promote collaboration and networking among pediatricians and pediatric oncologists to enhance the overall quality of care in pediatric oncology.

​Nursing Project and Conference

  • To improve education and training of all nurses working in pediatric oncology units across India.
  • To develop a pool of trained Pediatric Oncology Nurses and Pediatric Oncology Nurse Specialists.

​List of sanction nurses 

List of sanction nurses
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