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National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital
The National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in Dhaka is Bangladesh's apex public cancer institute; it runs the national hospital-based cancer registry and trains oncologists for a country of around 170 million people with limited radiotherapy capacity.
Also called: NICRHNational Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital, Mohakhali
Overview
The National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka, is Bangladesh's apex public cancer institute under the Directorate General of Health Services. It provides surgical oncology, medical oncology, radiotherapy, paediatric oncology, nuclear medicine and palliative care for a country of around 170 million people with very limited radiotherapy capacity, runs the national hospital-based cancer registry, and trains oncologists through postgraduate courses under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. The government is expanding the institute and building divisional cancer centres to relieve pressure on Dhaka.
Location
Dhaka, BD
Type
cancer center
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#617 · 4 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 4 from 2 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-16.
Matched to National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, including child institutions. 86 works · 67 citations · 85% open access · 9% clinical trials · 0% reviews.
Oncology works per year
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Most works
- Shahana Pervin7 works
- Nazrina Khatun7 works
- Beauty Saha6 works
- Muhammad Rafiqul Islam6 works
- Syeda Masuma Siddiqua5 works
- Eileen Morgan3 works
- Farhana Khatoon3 works
- Frances Reid3 works
- Aisha Mustapha3 works
- Mary Eiken3 works
Most cited
- National cancer institute
- Radiotherapy
- Hospital-based cancer registry
- Postgraduate training
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