Gautam Banerjee

Review of CNCI

With the help and support of Dr. B.C. Roy, an emin...

With the help and support of Dr. B.C. Roy, an eminent physician and the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, the foundation of the present day Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital (CCH) was laid. The hospital was formally inaugurated by Prof. Madam J. Curie in January 2, 1950 and named after Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, as a tribute to and in acknowledgement of the enormous donation of his land and property for the cause. Initially this was a cancer treatment centre, which gradually expanded its activities in basic and clinical research with the assistance from government funding organizations. The institute was and continues to be a centre of doctoral and postdoctoral training for young scientists. During the last five years research departments at CNCI have undergone reorganization of the infrastructure.