About Adyar Cancer Institute

The Cancer Institute (WIA), as you are aware, is a public charitable voluntary institute dedicated to the care of cancer for for the last 60 years.

The Institute is a comprehensive cancer centre comprising of a hospital of 535 beds, a research division, a college of oncological sciences and a division of preventive oncology and provides state of art treatment to one and all.

It has both a National and International stature.

Of the hospital beds, only 40% are paying beds and the remaining are general beds where patients are boarded and lodged free of cost. 40% of the patients are treated totally free and remaining patients pay a norminal amount.

Annually, over 15,672 new patients and 140,935 follow up cases are seen at the Institute.

Information compiled from:Cancer Institute, Adyar- Website