1. National Cancer
Control
Programme
Ms Sabeena Sasidharan
Asst. Lecturer
Lourde college of nursing, Taliparamba

2. Launched in 1975 and amended
in1984

3. Objectives
• Primary prevention of cancers
• Secondary prevention
• Tertiary prevention

4. Evolution of NCCP
• 1975-76 : National Cancer Control
Programme was launched
• 1984-85 : The strategy was revised
and stress was laid on
primary prevention and
early detection of cancer
cases.
Prepared by Ms.Sabeena Sasidharan

5. • 1990-91 : District Cancer Control
Programme was started in
selected districts (near the
medical college hospitals).
• 2000-01 : Modified District Cancer
Control programme
initiated

6. • 2004 : Evaluation of NCCP was done
by National Institute of Health &
Family Welfare, New Delhi.
• 2005 : The programme was further
revised after evaluation.

7. Schemes Under Revised Programme
Regional Cancer Centre Scheme
Existing regional centres are being
further strengthened to act as
referral centres

8. Oncology wing development
scheme
Started to fill up geographical gaps in
the availability of cancer treatment
facilities in the country

9. District Cancer Control Programme
large number of cancer cases can be
prevented with suitable health
education and early detection

10. Decentralized NGO Scheme
Meant for IEC activities and early
detection of cancer

11. IEC activities at central level
Wider publicity given about anti
tobacco legislation

12. Research and Training
Training programmes, monitoring and
research activities will be organized
at the central level

13. National Cancer Registry
Programme (NCRP)
Commenced by the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) in December
1981.

14. Objectives
• To generate reliable data on the
magnitude and patterns of cancer
• Undertake epidemiological studies
based on results of registry data
• Help in designing, planning, monitoring
and evaluation of cancer control
activities under the National Cancer
Control Programme (NCCP)
• Develop training programmes in cancer
registration and epidemiology

15. Cancer Atlas:
Under national registry
programme, Indian council of
medical research has developed an
atlas of cancer in India

16. Tobacco Control Legislation
Cigarettes and other Tobacco
Products [Prohibition of
Advertisement and Regulation of
Trade and Commerce, Production,
Supply and Distribution] Act was
passed by Govt of India Apr 2003
and noticed in Gazette of India on
25th Feb 2004

17. Important Provisions of Prohibition
• Prohibition of smoking in public
places
• Prohibition of direct and indirect
advertisement of cigarette and
other products
• Prohibition of sale of cigarette and
other tobacco products to a person
below the age of 18 years

18. • Mandatory depiction of statutory
warning on tobacco packs
• Mandatory depiction of tar and
nicotine contents along with
maximum permissible limits on
tobacco packs

19. Achievements
• Regional Cancer Centre Scheme: 27
regional cancer centres including 6
NGO’s.
• Oncology wing development scheme:
246 institutions with radiotherapy
facilities.
• IEC activities: health magazine ‘kalyani’
• District Cancer Control Programme: 28
districts

20. • National cancer awareness day
• Onconet-India: telemedicine services
including tele- consultations, tele-
referral, tele-pathology etc
• Membership of IARC: India has become
a member of the International Agency
for Research in Cancer

21. Health Minister's Cancer Patient Fund
under "RAN"
The "Health Minister's Cancer Patient
Fund" (HMCPF) within the Rashtriya
Arogya Nidhi (RAN) Scheme has also
been set up in 2009.