Gurgaon: The Haryana government is rolling out new cancer daycare centres in 17 districts, including Gurgaon, to cut down long travel hours for patients and provide easier access to chemotherapy across the state.Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is likely to virtually inaugurate the units on Wednesday, which is also World Cancer Day.
The Gurgaon centre, set up in a Sector 10 government hospital and equipped with six beds, is set to begin treatment. However, a senior official told TOI only those patients who have been referred will be treated at the daycare centres. “There will be no direct walk-ins. Only patients referred after assessment and first chemotherapy at AIIMS Bhadsa in Jhajjar will be treated here,” said Dr Priya Sharma, deputy civil surgeon, Gurgaon. Two doctors and two nurses who underwent specialised training at the Bhadsa hospital will be posted in the Gurgaon facility.Chief medical officer of Gurgaon Dr Lokveer Singh said the centre is expected to ease the treatment burden on patients and tertiary hospitals. “Till now, many cancer patients travelled to other districts or Jhajjar for every chemotherapy cycle. With this centre operational, treatment will be available locally, saving both time and money for patients and their attendants,” he said.Earlier, Haryana had cancer daycare facilities in five districts: Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Panchkula, Ambala, and Rohtak. With the 17 new centres, an official said every district in the state will now have a dedicated unit.Haryana has seen a steady rise in cancer cases in the past years. Estimated figures from the Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) show Haryana recorded about 29,219 cases in 2020, rising to 30,851 in 2022. The state recorded around 30,475 new cancer diagnoses in 2024 alone, amounting to about 83 new cases every day.
