The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to launch a Cancer Care Center under the KEM hospital for the first time. A consultant will be appointed for this for Rs 2.8 crore, and will be responsible to identify an appropriate location for the centre and will also have to provide expertise on Proton Therapy. A proposal for the same will be tabled before the standing committee on Wednesday.

As per the proposal, the centre will have state-of-the-art treatment and detection facilities for cancer including chemotherapy, mammography, sonography, brachytherapy along with proton therapy which only destroys cancer cells without affecting other cells in the body.