A group of concerned relatives and friends of cancer patients felt the need to provide facilities for cancer prevention, early cancer detection and complete cancer treatment under one roof. They felt it was their dharma (duty) to provide to cancer patients what was not available to their near and dear ones when they suffered with cancer.

They laid the shila (foundation) of their duty by registering a non-government voluntary organization - Dharamshila Cancer Foundation and Research Centre (DCFRC) on 19 April 1990, with the sole objective of providing comprehensive cancer care to the people of India. Dharamshila Hospital and Research (DHRC) has been promoted by DCFRC. The first phase of the hospital was commissioned on 1st July 1994 with 100 beds. The hospital has now expanded to 350 beds and is the largest cancer hospital of north India. Dharamshila hospital is the first and only cancer hospital of India accredited by NABH.

DHRC now provides preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, palliative and support services under one roof. High quality standards of treatment, complete patient satisfaction, improving cure rates and adding quality to life will always be our hallmark. Since its inception in 1994, the hospital has evolved into North India’s premier cancer institute, treating all types of cancers and is one of the first to explore gene therapy.

DHRC has served patients from every part of India and the neighbouring countries with a multidisciplinary approach. Over the years, DHRC has taken number of pioneering steps and is undertaking various clinical trials for patients with common cancers, studies that hopefully will reveal new drugs and treatment regimen that will help to prolong and improve patient’s quality of life.