At present Cancer is found to be one of the largest deaths causing disease worldwide and its incidence is also growing. Government owned primary health center (PHC) is located all over the country to provide good health services to the public. These PHCs plays a vital role in fulfilling the basic health services for all the diseases by giving primary diagnosis and screening facility at nearby. In every PHC there is a special Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) staff nurse who exclusively concentrates the Non communicable disease patients; they provide services from screening till their palliative care. The services provided by the PHCs are not utilized by the people to its fullest due to some of the inconvenience faced by them. If these facilities are made better and the requirement of the public is met out, the resources will be used fully. Hence there is a need to enhance the role of PHC and to improve the facilities provided. This chapter aims to explore the role of Primary health center in prevention, early detection and cancer control measures.

Keywords : Primary Health Center, People preference, cancer, early screening