CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Cancer Institute is the state of the art Tertiary Cancer care cum Research Institute, being constructed at the AIIMS Jhajjar campus in an area of 31.2 acres.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research and training. Established under the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937, NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of 11 agencies that make up the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Detailed explanation-3: -The origins of the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) are rooted in the Indian Cancer Research Centre (ICRC), which was established in 1952 in Parel, Mumbai, under the purview of the Ministry of Health, Government of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The National Cancer Act of 1937 The act, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, established the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as the federal government’s primary agency to address research and training needs for the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.