About Us
The Gujarat Cancer Society has been a leading health organization dedicated to combat Cancer.
VisionReducing the incidence of Cancer through prevention and awareness drives, Promoting research and education, and Delivering the best cancer care services to the community at the lowest possible cost.
- To create public awareness that cancer is preventable and curable.
- To facilitate early detection through health check-up programmes
- To conduct Education and Research related to Cancer.
- To serve cancer patients by offering medical aid and medicines at subsidized rate.
- To offer palliative care to terminally ill cancer patients at hospice and through home care service.
- G Growth (Development) of all
- C Care of Patients
- S Service to the society
Breast Cancer awareness month will be celebrated from 01 Oct onwards
World Hospice & Palliative Care Day will be celebrated on 09 Oct, Saturday
Patangotsav
Celebrated during Uttarayan. The "Cancer Vijayee" children are called with their parents to Community Oncology Centre.
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Cancer Day
World Cancer Day is celebrated on 04 Feb every year. School children are called to visit Cancer Exhibition at COC.
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International Women's Day
is celebrated on 08 Mar every year to encourage community women to undergo mammography and pap test.
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World No Tobacco Day
is celebrated on 31 May. Many factory workers, & college students visit the Cancer Exhibition and are enlightened about ill effects of tobacco.
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World Environment Day
is celebrated on 05 Jun at COC, GCSMCH & GCRI. GCS encourages "Go Green" movement.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is observed as breast cancer awareness month all over the world.
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World Hospice & Palliative Care Day
is celebrated on 2nd Saturday of Oct, every year at GCRI & COC.
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Programs for patients
GCS arranges "Bhajan Sandhya" every Thursday evening at "Madanmohan Ramanlal Sanskar Chowk" of GCRI.
Read moreThe Gujarat Cancer Society Best NGO Award
After years of services to the Cancer Patients we are proud to receive an Award in the Best NGO category at Can India Conclave held at Mumbai on December 20, 2013.
The Gujarat Cancer Society has been serving the society for over 6 decades. It has three key institutes
Gujarat Cancer Research Institute (GCRI) is located at Ahmedabad city. It is equipped with the state of the art medical and research facilities related to cancer. On an average, 1000+ cancer patients are served at its OPD on daily basis. In addition to this, 600+ in-patients avail cancer treatment at GCRI. GCRI has also played a major role in Cancer research as well as prevention through early detection.
GCS Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, GCSMCH&RC has a 450 beds advanced, multi speciality hospital along with medical education facilities for 150 undergraduate & 64 postgraduate students every year. While serving patients, the institute prepares a pool of trained medical professionals. The GCSMC has renowned and experienced faculty and staff.
Community Oncology Centre of GCS (COC) serves the community for cancer awareness, early detection, health check-up, Hospice and Home care. Its serene campus located amidst the dense part of Ahmedabad city is conveniently approachable by patients. COC hosts an exhibition as well as conducts training events related to cancer awareness.
GCS provides medicines at cheapest rates to nearly 2 lakh cancer patients per year through T B Patel Drug Bank. GCS is committed to attend patients all types of needs through "Poor Patients Relief Scheme".
The will of the ladies members of the Inner Wheel Club to ameliorate suffering and agony of patients with cancer crystallized into formation of the Gujarat Cancer Society on 02 April, 1961 under the presidentship of H E Shri Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung, Governor and adopted the first constitution with first elected Governing Council on 27 Mar 1962.
Later on with a donation of £ 55000 from Shri M P Shah, a philanthropist from London, and leasing of land from Govt. of Gujarat, jointly germinated the seed into M. P. Shah Cancer Hospital in the year 1962, which later metamorphosed into The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI).
- Formation of The Gujarat Cancer Society, 02 Apr 1961
- Cancer Hospital Building construction, 27 Mar 1962
- Start of Out Patient Department on 02 Oct 1965
- Start of Radiation Oncology started with an Isotope Unit by GOI in 1965
- Inauguration of The M P Shah Cancer Hospital by Smt Indira Gandhi, H'oble Prime Minister of India, in presence of H E Governer of Gujarat, Dr Kanugo, on 14 Dec 1966
- Autonomous status to the M P Shah Cancer Hospital by Govt. of Gujarat in 1972.
- A tripartite agreement of govt of Gujarat, The Gujarat Cancer Society and The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute came into existence with effect from 01 Feb 1972.
- Start of modern Intensive Care Unit and Pain Clinic in 1973
- Radiation Oncology received its second cobalt unit in Oct 1973.
- Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai Research Centre was established for Cancer Research on 01 Nov 1979
- Inauguration of Shri Navnitlal Ranchhodlal CT Scan Centre on 11 Oct 1984
- Community Oncology Cantre & Hospice Complex inaugurated by H E President of india, Shri Venktaraman on 04 Apr 1988
- Radiation Oncology received its first Linear Accelerator II on 31 Dec 1990
- Inauguration of "Smt Indumatiben Jivanlal Kinarivala Paediatric Oncology Centre", First in Country on 14 Jun 1992
- Opening of "Shri Hiralal H Bhagwati Interventional Therapy Unit on 22 Dec 1993
- Opening of "Shri Madanmohan Ramanlal Radiotherapy Centre" in Jan 1994
- Inauguration of "Shri Ramniklala Kinarivala New OPD Building" on 20 Jun 1997
- Shri Ambalal Ranchhoddas Choksi Bone-Marrow Transplantation Unit" was started on 02 Apr 2002
- Govt handed over the land of New Swadeshi Mill for GCS Medical College to GCS in Sept 2009. Bhoomipujan 12 Dec 2009
- The first batch of MBBS students got enrolled at GCS Medical College (GCSMC) on 01 Aug 2011.
- GCS Received "Best NGO" award at Can India Conclave held on 20 Dec 2013 at Mumbai.
- MCI approved Postgraduation in various specialties at GCSMC in Apr 2017
GCS has plans to expand health care services to Non-Cancer patients along with continuing its commitment to cancer patients. GCS shall support patients of super-specialty services like Dialysis, Cardiac care & Pain management. GCS has planned to extend its services to other geographical areas.
GCS wishes to expand its cancer awareness & detection drive through updated tests, like Liquid Based Cytology for detection of Cancer of cervix, modern mammography & sonography techniques. It also plans to start a de-addiction centre.
GCS is managed by its board of trustees headed by H E Governor of Gujarat and participated by representatives of our esteemed donors. Its affiliated institutions are headed by Director / CEO supported by administrative and medical team members.
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Designation
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Email
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Shri Kshitish Madanmohan
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Vice President
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+91-79-22688080
+91-79-66048000 |
madanmohankms@gmail.com
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2
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Col Dr Sunilkumar Rao
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CEO
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+91-79-22688080
+91-79-66048000 |
sunilkumar.rao@gcsmc.org
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3
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Shri Prashant Kinarivala
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Hon Gen Secretary
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+91-79-66048000
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kinarivala@rjkgroup.com
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4
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Shri Kaushik Patel
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Hon Secretary
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+91-79-66048000
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kdvspice@yahoo.com
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5
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Shri Deevyesh Radia
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Hon Secretary
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+91-79-66048000
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djradia@gmail.com
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6
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Mr Hemal Shah
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Officer - Accounts
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+91-9376904690
+91-79-66048000 |
hemal.shah@gcsmc.org
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7
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Mrs Jagruti Patel
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Sr Executive
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+91-9687232981
+91-79-66048000 |
jagruti.patel@gcsmc.org
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| GCRI | ||||
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Email
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Dr Shashank Pandya
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Hon Director
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+91-79-22688001
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director@gcriindia.org
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2
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Dr Ms Pariseema Dave
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Dy Director
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+91-79-22688004
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pariseema.dave@gcriindia.org
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| GCSMC | ||||
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Email
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Dr Kirti M Patel
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Director
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+91-79-66048000
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drkirtimpatel@yahoo.co.in
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2
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Dr Yogendra Modi
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Dean
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+91-79-66048000
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dean@gcsmc.org
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3
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Dr Bharat Ghodadara
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Superintendent
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+91-79-66048000
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bharat.ghodadara@gcsmc.org
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Ms Neha Lal
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Hospital Administrator
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+91-79-66048000
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neha.lal@gcsmc.org
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Dr Geeta Joshi
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CEO
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+91-79-26608448
+91-79-26604023 |
dr.geetajoshi@gmail.com
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Mrs Darshana Butala
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PRO
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+91-79-26623103
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cocvasna@gmail.com
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Shri Pankaj Patel
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Shri Prashant Kinariwala
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Shri Kshitish Madanmohan
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Shri Rajesh Jaykrishna
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Shri Navnitbhai Choksi
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