About “J. K. Cancer Institute (also known as J.K. Hospital), Kanpur”
A government-run cancer care centre founded in 1956 and inaugurated in 1963, affiliated with GSVM Medical College Kanpur. It is a 106-bed facility offering radiotherapy (cobalt units, linac, CT simulator), chemotherapy, oncosurgery, pathology, radiology, and pain & palliative care, serving about 7,000 inpatients and over 7,041 new cases annually
Offered Services
Radiation Oncology: External beam, brachytherapy, cobalt machines, linac, HDR, CT simulator
Medical & Surgical Oncology (oncosurgery)
Chemotherapy – free/subsidized under government scheme
Pathology & Diagnostic Imaging: USG, CT, MRI, X‑ray, OPG
Anaesthesia, Pain & Palliative Care – PAC clinic Tues & Fri; Pain clinic Mon–Sat
