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Viswanathan Shanta (11 March 1927 – 19 January 2021) [1] was an Indian oncologist and the chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai. She is best known for her efforts towards making quality and affordable cancer treatment accessible to all patients in her country. [2] [3] She dedicated herself to the mission of organizing care for cancer ...
Jan 19, 2021 · On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narenda Modi tweeted, “Dr V Shanta will be remembered for her outstanding efforts to ensure top quality cancer care. The Cancer Institute at Adyar, Chennai, is at the forefront of serving the poor and downtrodden. I recall my visit to the Institute in 2018. Saddened by Dr. V Shanta’s demise. Om Shanti.”
Feb 6, 2021 · Dr V. Shanta, chairperson of the Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, who made cancer treatment affordable to the poor and the needy, placing the medical requirements of patients above everything else, and who demonstrated how much a private sector entity could contribute to furthering public health and research, died in Chennai early on January 19 morning.
Jan 29, 2021 · With Dr. V. Shanta’s passing, it is yuganta at the Cancer Institute, Adyar. End of an epoch. The Institute has a special place in the history of oncology in India. Its approach combining ...
Jan 19, 2021 · Dr V Shanta was instrumental in building the Adyar Cancer Centre from a small hospital with just 12 beds to an institute of international repute. Dr V Shanta was awarded the Padma Shri in 1986 and ...
Jan 21, 2021 · For 65 years, V Shanta lived in and worked out of The Cancer Institute in Adyar, Chennai, treating hundreds of thousands of patients over the years. Early Tuesday, she passed away aged 93, after suffering a heart attack the previous night. Shanta had joined the Cancer Institute in 1955, a year after the legendary doctor, activist, social ...
Jan 19, 2021 · Dr V Shanta, renowned Indian oncologist and doyen of cancer care, has passed away at the age of 93. Dr V Shanta was also the chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute. According to The Hindu, Dr V Shanta suffered chest pain early on Tuesday morning in Chennai when she was rushed to the hospital. Doctors said she had a massive heart block, which ...
