Mysuru, May 24 -- * CM dedicates 16 Day Care Chemotherapy Centres across State virtually.

* Karnataka reports average of 70,000 cancer cases per year.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah formally inaugurated 16 District Day Care Chemotherapy Centres (DCCC) including the one at the District Hospital premises, at Metagalli on KRS road in city yesterday.

Siddaramaiah inaugurated the Centre at a ceremony organised by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Health and Family Welfare Department at the hospital premises, from where he virtually inaugurated the remaining 15 centres in other districts.

The Centre here, having 20 beds, has been set up in association with Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru. Siddaramaiah went aroun...