{"entity":{"id":"v-care-foundation","kind":"institution","name":"V Care Foundation","aka":["V Care"],"tldr":"A Mumbai patient-support charity founded by cancer survivor Vandana Gupta that helps patients and families with practical, emotional and financial support.","summary":"V Care Foundation was founded by cancer survivor Vandana Gupta and has worked for more than three decades supporting cancer patients and their families beyond medical treatment. By its own count it has supported more than 35 lakh patients, caregivers, survivors and community members.\n\nBased near Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel, Mumbai, it also works in Kolhapur, Varanasi, Chandigarh, Punjab, Silchar, Goa, Belgaum and Ratnagiri, focusing on lower- and middle-income families. It offers patient navigation, counselling, meals, wigs and financial help.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"About V Care","url":"https://vcarecancer.org/about-v-care/"},{"label":"National Cancer Grid: member list","url":"https://www.ncgindia.org/hospitals-and-institutions/members"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":[],"sections":["supportive-care"],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":["national-cancer-grid"],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Mumbai","country":"IN","lat":19.004,"lng":72.843,"institutionType":"consortium","website":"https://vcarecancer.org","programs":["Patient navigation","Emotional and practical support","Financial help","Wigs and meals"]},"route":"/institutions/v-care-foundation/","neighbours":{"section":[{"id":"supportive-care","kind":"section","name":"Supportive Care & Survivorship","route":"/fronts/supportive-care/"}],"institution":[{"id":"national-cancer-grid","kind":"institution","name":"National Cancer Grid of India","route":"/institutions/national-cancer-grid/"}]}}