Regional Cancer Centres (RCCs) are cancer care hospitals and research institutes operating in India under the joint control and funding of the Government of India and the respective state governments.
The name 'regional' because each of these institutions cater to a designated region, usually a number of districts in the country.
There are presently 62 such centres spanning all the states and union territories of India.
[1] This system works under the National Cancer Control Programme which started in 1975 under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India).
Regional Cancer Centres, presently approved and funded by the central government are:[1]