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Cancer Aid Society

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Disabled Persons Education Humanitarian Affairs Social Development Sustainable Development Financing for Development: Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Women and health Population: Morbidity and mortality Social Development: Aging Disabled persons Social policy Statistics: Demographic and social surveys Disability Statistics Social Statistics and Social Monitoring Sustainable Development: Education Health Toxic chemicals
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	India
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Mission statement:	CANCER AID SOCIETY MISSION STATEMENT: With memorable phrases: “Your health: Our concern”; “Our goal: Quality in Cancer Control”; “Each one: Teach thirty”; Cancer Aid Society, a National, Social, Secular, NGO stands committed for Cancer Control Globally since 1987; the second leading cause of death World Wide. “Prevention is better than cure”, with this dictum dictate and its successful implementation this Society has the distinction of obtaining ISO 9001: 2000 Certification in the Social Sector. We are working in tune with the guidelines of National Cancer Control Programme of World Health Organisation by generating awareness amongst children and adults in the Regional Languages throughout the Country. Emphasizing on tobacco abuse (active and passive smoking), carcinogens, good dietary habits, exercise, healthy lifestyle, genital and personal hygiene together with early symptoms of Cancer, we aim at decreasing the Mortality by targeting 2/3rd of all Cancers through Primary Prevention and Early Detection. We are also committed towards reducing the Morbidity in remaining 1/3rd by improving their quality of life through Palliative Care.
Year established:	1987
Year of registration:	1987
Organizational structure:	Governing Body \| V PEO \| V DG \| V Director \| V Regional Directors \| V Coordinators \| V Social Workers \| V Volunteers
Number and type of members:	Thousands of Volunteers
Affiliation with NGO networks:	NCD Alliance CIG
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Resource Mobilisation

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