CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s flagship cancer-prevention initiative is set to take off in Kancheepuram district, where a state-of-the-art mobile cancer screening project will first be introduced as a pilot. Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday inspected the newly developed cancer screening vehicle at an event, held at the State Secretariat here, signalling the government’s strong push to expand doorstep diagnostic services for women across the State.

Developed at a cost of Rs 1.10 crore, the sophisticated unit is equipped with digital mammography, ECG systems and a semi-auto analyser, enabling early detection of breast, cervical and oral cancers, in addition to screening for diabetes, hypertension, anaemia and cardiac ailments. The pilot deployment in Kancheepuram will be followed by the rollou

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