Nepal Cancer Relief Society (NCRS)

Nepal Cancer Relief Society (NCRS) is a non-profit community-based nationwide social organization founded by Late Princess Jayanti Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah in 1982 A.D (2039 B.S) with the aim of fighting against the spread of cancer in Nepal. The organization has now established its branches in 42 districts of Nepal and has been mobilizing 10,000 volunteers nationwide. NCRS is a pioneer organization for tobacco control in Nepal. NCRS works in both cancer prevention and its cure. Tobacco control is the major preventive activity done by NCRS because it is a sole preventable risk factor for several types of cancer.

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How To Prevent From Cancer?

• Avoid tobacco and its products
• Eat a healthy and balanced diet
• Do regular physical exercise
• Avoid food with preservatives
• Avoid excessive exposure to sunlight

Objectives of NCRS

• To control, prevent and cure cancer in Nepal
• To provide rehabilitative services to those who are likely to suffer or are suffering from cancer
• To support the curative aspects of the cancer sufferer
• To detect the cancer early for prevention