Chennai: More than 400 children from Tamilnadu who have cancer have written letters to the Prime Minister’s office requesting for the formation of a national policy for childhood cancers.
On the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day, the initiative was launched by the National Society For Change For Childhood Cancer in India.
The campaign is going across 21 cities and 68 cancer centres to acknowledge the thousands of children and their families who are dealing with a cancer diagnosis, raise awareness and advocate for better survival for children with cancer in India.
The access to care in Tamilnadu is almost double of the National reach at 58 per cent, it is said.
Tamilnadu is one of the developed States in terms of the focused pediatric oncology services in the country with centres across the State in the major cities.