The Indore Cancer Foundation Public Charitable Trust (ICF) was launched on December 27, 1988, in the presence of Dr. Jatin P. Shah, Professor and Chief, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Late Mr. Sunil Dutt, former M.P. from Mumbai; Mr. Surendra Wadhwani, Hong Kong; and prominent citizens of Indore like Mr. Abhay Chajjlani of the Nai Duniya group.

	Press conference organized by the Indore Cancer Foundation on the occasion of its inaugural programmes.

The Foundation, a registered public charitable trust under statutory rules of the state government of Madhya Pradesh Public Trust Act, 1951, was settled on November 14, 1989, by Ms. Usha Devi Holkar, ex-ruler of Indore and her husband Mr. Satish Chandra Melhotra, Chairman, Empire Industries, Mumbai.

Some of the significant objectives of our organization are: public education; medical education; programmes in line with the National Cancer Control Programme/national perspective; setting up a state-of-the-art institute, the first of its kind in the world, focusing on the commonest cancers in adult Indian men, the head & neck cancers; work on preventive strategies, diagnostic programmes, and clinical & basic research; and offer palliative care to those beyond cure.

In June 1997, we had the opportunity to make an exclusive audio-visual presentation on the Institute to the President of the Republic of India, the late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma who is on record for lauding the work of our Institute. It was, indeed, a red letter day for our nascent Institute.

The highest decision making body of the Foundation is the Board of Permanent Trustees, which is the legal owner of its movable and immovable assets. On the Board are eminent personalities of international repute.

In July 2005, the Board of Permanent Trustees decided to constitute a Board of Working Trustees as per the provisions of the trust deed. Fourteen (14) members have been nominated to this board. This is a three year appointment and the Working Trustees are from different fields and have been active volunteers of the Foundation for more than a year.

Volunteers at our Annual Awards function, organized to recognize their support to our activities.

All that we have achieved thus far, we owe to the synergy of the tireless efforts and collective wisdom of all those involved, our partners in progress. However, there is much that still needs to be done.

Visit to the Institute in October 2007 by participants of the Round Square Conference at Daly College.