Funding for cancer research by an Indian funding agency, DBT

Cancer is a group of diseases with major societal impact and accounts for approximately 55% of mortality in India. The Indian population is increasing in size and gradually ageing. As a result, the number of people diagnosed with and dying of cancer are increasing. Government funding agencies such a...

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Published in:Journal of biosciences 2021-12, Vol.46 (1), Article 2
Main Authors: Shenoy, Sandhya R, Dey, Bindu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ageing
Aging
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Cancer
Cancer research
Cell Biology
Dispatch
Funding
Life Sciences
Medical research
Microbiology
Plant Sciences
R&D
Research & development
Research programs
Zoology
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Summary:Cancer is a group of diseases with major societal impact and accounts for approximately 55% of mortality in India. The Indian population is increasing in size and gradually ageing. As a result, the number of people diagnosed with and dying of cancer are increasing. Government funding agencies such as the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has a clear definitive role in the management and control of cancer. Through Research & Development programs and multi-institutional networking programs, DBT has provided resources to individual investigators and to institutions, to carry out basic, applied, translational and clinical research and to develop new methods to prevent and treat disease and to conduct research especially in challenging areas pertaining to different types of cancer. This article summarizes the funding provided by DBT for different cancer research programs.
ISSN:0250-5991
0973-7138
DOI:10.1007/s12038-020-00121-7