Cancer Care Grid: Empowering India's oncologists

India’s cancer burden is rising rapidly, while oncology capacity remains severely constrained. With limited specialist availability and long training cycles for new oncologists, the challenge is not just expanding capacity — but enabling existing expertise to serve more patients, more efficiently. DiNC addresses this through digitally enabled care coordination, longitudinal patient tracking, and intelligent workflow management.

10 Lakh+

Cancer patients served

2 Lakh+

Active patients managed

5 Lakh+

Patient records on platform

>80%

Care follow-up achieved

40%

Specialist time freed up

The Problem

Three structural issues driving the need for
coordinated care

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Extreme Demand-Supply Gap 

16× fewer oncologists per patient than developed nations. Sub-specialisation and geographic concentration compound this — most expertise sits in tier-1 cities while the burden is nationwide.

16× gap vs developed nations
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Late Detection & Missed Access

Patients miss appointments, can't reach consultants in emergencies, and arrive at advanced disease stages due to lack of information and coordination. Many wait from 6am to 6pm for a consultation lasting minutes.

No proactive outreach — patients navigate alone
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Specialists Doing Non-Specialist Work

Pre-DiNC studies showed oncologists personally handled 100% of all queries — clinical and non-clinical — during outpatient consultations. Administrative, logistics, and information queries consumed expert consultation time.

100% queries handled by doctors pre-DiNC

The Solution

DiNC — connecting, coordinating,
and freeing oncology capacity

DiNC connects India's best oncologists across institutions through virtual collaboration tools, coordinates patient management so specialists focus only on high-complexity clinical work, and uses HealthX to integrate Hospital, Lab, and Radiology systems — making every clinical interaction informed, prepared, and efficient.
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Capacity Through Efficiency

Non-specialist tasks offloaded to PCCs and DiNC — oncologists freed for complex clinical decisions

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Virtual Collaboration

Tumor Boards, Radiology, Pathology, and Chemotherapy managed virtually across hospitals

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Active Patient Management

DiNC proactively schedules, reminds, and coordinates — patients no longer navigate alone

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Clinicograph™

Longitudinal patient record capturing structured and unstructured cancer care data

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Reimagined Processes

Appointments, notes, OT scheduling, and discharge documentation — all digitised and coordinated

Regional Cancer Centre

Trivandrum, Kerala

264% surgery efficiency gain

Hospital

Cancer Institute (WIA)

Adyar, Chennai

India's first DiNC for National Cancer Grid

Hospital

Tata Memorial Hospital

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Largest cancer hospital in Asia

Hospital

Kidwai Memorial Institute

Bengaluru, Karnataka

State's premier oncology centre

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Services

Eight services across
the care continuum

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Virtual Tumor Board

Multi-disciplinary oncologists collaborate on complex cases across institutions

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Virtual Chemotherapy

Chemo coordination and monitoring managed remotely — fewer unnecessary visits

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Virtual Radiology

Remote specialist review of radiology — eliminating geographic constraints

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Virtual Pathology

Expert pathologists review samples virtually, extending specialist reach

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Pre-Consultation Notes

Structured summaries prepared before each consultation — saving specialist time

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Surgery & OT Coordination

Theatre scheduling and OT documentation managed by DiNC, not surgeons

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Active Patient Management

Proactive scheduling, follow-up, and query management — in-hospital and out

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Clinicograph™ & Discharge

Longitudinal records and automated discharge summaries on HealthX

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Impact

Measurable efficiency, more
patients, better outcomes

70%

Non-clinical queries now handled by DiNC

40%

Specialist time released for high-complexity clinical care

>80%

Care follow-up rate achieved across all four hospitals

264%

Surgery efficiency at RCC Trivandrum

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What could this look like
in your district?

Discover how the DiNC model can help strengthen and transform healthcare delivery across your district or state through a data-driven, integrated, and outcome-focused approach.

If you would like to learn more about the model, explore its potential applicability in your context, or discuss partnership opportunities, we invite you to submit an enquiry. We will reach out to you to answer your questions, provide additional information, and discuss how the model can support your healthcare and development priorities.

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