US-based cancer institute Mayo Clinic would set up a state-of-the-art cancer research institution in the State, said a release from the Chief Minister’s Office here on Monday.
Besides treatment of cancer patients, the institute will carry out research and training programme on the killer disease. This was decided when Debabrat Mukhopadhyaya, a representative of the clinic met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat here.
The Chief Minister assured him of all possible support for materialising the project. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will also
provide support for establishment of the national-level institute.