CanKids...KidsCan is a National Society for Change for Childhood Cancer in India & YANA (You Are Not Alone) for holistic care of children with cancer and their families. It aims to improve survival of children with cancer, Quality of Life and the Rights of the Child and the family. Today CanKids works in over 105 cancer centres in 47 cities and 23 States which treat more than 25,000 new cases of childhood cancer each year. In addition it runs 8 Home away from Homes (HAH’s) in Delhi, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Trivandrum, Kolkata and Chennai, 2 CanShalas - a special school for children with cancer in Mumbai (PPP with MCGM), and the only one 10 bedded Paediatric Palliative Care Centre in Delhi. In its 15 years over 38,000 families have been registered under its YANA –You Are Not Alone – signature program that aims to provide holistic support to the child with cancer and his family, from moment of detection, through diagnosis, treatment and after; including medical financial assistance, treatment supportive care, nutrition, accommodation, education, psychological support and information.
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