Shivamogga, June 16 -- Stating that 3,500 students suffering from cancer have been identified in the State, Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa said that a residential school will be set for cancer-affected students at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (popularly known as Kidwai Cancer Hospital) in Bengaluru.

Speaking to presspersons here on Saturday, Madhu Bangarappa said that the residential school will facilitate learning along with treatment for cancer students.

Maintaining that the school will be established to prevent students from being deprived of their studies as cancer treatment may take 6 months or a year or even more, he said that the Department engaged an NGO for identifying cancer-affected stude...