Due to financial incapability and absence of manpower poor families often fail to carry their advanced cancer patients to the nodal centres. This pilot study explored whether communication by mobile phone can lessen this burden. Initially a plan was generated regarding management of an advanced cancer patient in a nodal centre at District Head Quarter. Subsequently every two weeks, a trained social worker attached to nodal centre followed up and gave necessary advice and emotional support to patients and their families through their registered mobile phone number. Patients’ families were also encouraged to communicate with the team by phone in case of fresh complain and urgency in between. Since initiation 143 cancer patients were contacted by mobile phone every two weeks to inquire about their difficulties. In 76% of the situations trained social workers could give necessary advice by phone regarding management of their physical symptoms. Moreover, patients’ families were really overwhelmed by the emotional support offered by the team over phone. Only 24% of cancer patients attended the nodal centre for expert advice from Palliative Care specialists. This novel approach helped in the following ways: provided regular physical and emotional support to the patients and their families; significantly reduced the financial and anpower problems of carrying patients to the nodal units; and improved the quality of life of patients by continuous guidance. This new strategy for can improve communication and patient care. Due to financial incapability and absence of manpower poor families often fail to carry their advanced cancer patients to the nodal centres. This pilot study explored whether communication by mobile phone can lessen this burden. Initially a plan was generated regarding management of an advanced cancer patient in a nodal centre at District Head Quarter. Subsequently every two weeks, a trained social worker attached to nodal centre followed up and gave necessary advice and emotional support to patients and their families through their registered mobile phone number. Patients’ families were also encouraged to communicate with the team by phone in case of fresh complain and urgency in between. Since initiation 143 cancer patients were contacted by mobile phone every two weeks to inquire about their difficulties. In 76% of the situations trained social workers could give necessary advice by phone regarding management of their physical symptoms. Moreover, patients’ families were really overwhelmed by the emotional support offered by the team over phone. Only 24% of cancer patients attended the nodal centre for expert advice from Palliative Care specialists. This novel approach helped in the following ways: provided regular physical and emotional support to the patients and their families; significantly reduced the financial and anpower problems of carrying patients to the nodal units; and improved the quality of life of patients by continuous guidance. This new strategy for can improve communication and patient care.