Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, Tata Memorial Centre has collaborated with theGovernment of Goa on the longitudinal cohort study GOA: CARES. This ground breaking10-year longitudinal cohort study aims to transform healthcare research in Goa byinvestigating non- communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovasculardiseases, and diabetes. This is the extension of the longitudinal cohort ongoing atBarshi & Varanasi.

The important aim of CRS & DAE-CTC, Tata Memorial Centre has been to propagate and promote practice of evidence based medicine especially in cancer. In thisregard Evidence Based Management meetings were started about a decade and half ago. The philosophy behind the meeting was to identify and answer focusedquestions relevant to oncology practice in India. National faculties and International faculty members are invited each year who are experts in their field of oncology. The deliberation which typically goes on for 2-4 days includes talk on a particular topic in context with the Indian scenario. This meeting coincides with the “Hospital Day Celebration” of the Institute. The EBM meeting is a much awaited event in the oncology conference calendar.