Cancer is easier to treat when it is found early.
End Cancer Foundation is being set up to bring screening, awareness and patient guidance to communities that hospitals rarely reach.
- Stage 0Abnormal cells that have not spread
- Stage ISmall and limited to one place
- Stage IILarger
- Stage IIIHas spread nearby
- Stage IVHas spread to other organs
We focus on the earliest stages, where screening and awareness can change what happens next.
Where we are today. The Foundation is being incorporated as a Section 8 (non-profit) company under the Companies Act, 2013. Programmes begin once registrations are complete, a medical lead is appointed and clinical partners are in place. See our legal status.
Why early detection matters
Earlier means more options
Cancers found at an early stage are generally easier to treat, and treatment is often simpler.
Access decides who is screened
In rural and low-income communities many people are first checked only when symptoms appear. Distance, cost and fear all delay that first check.
A diagnosis brings new needs
People must find a hospital, understand schemes, pay for care and cope. They need guidance and company along the way.
Four programmes, one patient journey
From the first check to life after treatment. All programmes are planned and start as our registrations and partners come in.
Project Sparsh
PlannedScreening camps for breast, oral and cervical cancer, run with partner hospitals under a qualified medical director.
How camps will workProject Chetna
PlannedWorkshops in schools, colleges, workplaces and communities on warning signs, risk factors, nutrition and quitting tobacco.
About the workshopsProject Aashray
PlannedGuidance on treatment options, government health schemes and financial help, so patients do not face the system alone.
About patient supportSurvivor network
PlannedTrained survivors who support people who have just been diagnosed.
About the networkHow we will earn your trust
Registrations you can check
Every registration number and certificate goes on our governance page when it is issued. Until then we say plainly what is pending.
Audited accounts
Once we begin operating, we will publish audited financial statements and an annual impact report each year.
Counted results only
We will report what we have counted: people screened, referred and followed up. We will not publish estimates as results.
Who is behind this
Penumarthi Harikrishna is the Founder and Chairman. He leads PHK Group, which he founded in 2006, and started the Foundation to bring early screening and patient guidance to communities that hospitals rarely reach.
Medical leadership and a medical advisory panel are being appointed. We will name them here once they have joined.
About the FoundationCommon questions
Is the Foundation registered?
Not yet. The Foundation is being incorporated as a Section 8 (non-profit) company under the Companies Act, 2013. The governance page shows each registration and its status.
Can I donate now?
Online donations are not open yet. They will open after our tax registrations are in place. You can leave a pledge and we will contact you when they do.
Do you treat patients?
No. We are not a hospital. We plan to screen, educate, guide patients to treating hospitals and support them through treatment.
Will screening be free?
Our camps are planned to be free for participants. Details will be published with each camp.
What happens to my personal details?
We collect only what we need, with your consent, and never sell it. Read the Privacy Policy.
Help more people get screened earlier
Whether you run a CSR programme, a hospital or a household, there is a way to take part.