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Work begins on first UK proton beam therapy centre in Wales (21 January 2016)

Date: 21/01/2016
Duncan Lewis, Clinical Negligence Solicitors, Work begins on first UK proton beam therapy centre in Wales

Work has officially begun on the UK’s first Proton Beam Therapy centre in Newport, South Wales.

The centre will be situated at the Celtic Springs Business Park in Newport – and Proton Partners also plan to build centres in Northumberland and London. Each centre will be able to treat up to 700 patients annually.

The investment by Proton Partners International – which has its headquarters in Wales – was supported by the Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund, which was established by the Welsh Government and is managed by Arthurian Life.

Proton beam therapy is a targeted laser treatment for tumours, which treats the tumour without damaging surrounding tissue. The therapy hit the headlines after the parents of five-year-old Aysha King removed him from hospital in Southampton to take him to the Czech Republic for the pioneering treatment, sparking a manhunt.

Since his treatment, it is reported Aysha has made good progress in his battle against a medulloblastoma brain tumour – a type of brain tumour which can spread throughout the brain and central nervous system, requiring extensive radiotherapy to treat it.

Traditional treatments for brain tumours such as radiotherapy might result in injury to surrounding brain tissue, however – and in some cases, irreversible brain injury. In other cases, a brain tumour might be deemed inoperable.

Welsh Assembly Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Edwina Hart, visited the site to mark the beginning of the construction of the Proton Beam Therapy centre, which is expected to be operational by 2017.

“This is certainly an important milestone in what is a significant investment by Proton Partners to transform cancer care in the UK,” said the Minister.

“It is also a significant investment in Wales and I am delighted support from our Life Sciences Fund played a key role in establishing the business in Wales – and ensured their first international centre of excellence and associated UK training centre is being established in Newport.

“From an economic perspective, it will raise the profile of Wales as a world class centre for life sciences, placing Wales firmly at the forefront of innovative developments within the sector and create long-term economic benefits.”

Chief Executive of Proton Partners International, Mike Moran, added:

“Today marks an important step in our plans to improve cancer care in the UK – and I am proud that Wales is leading the way.

“Our centres will offer proton beam therapy, imaging, radiotherapy and chemotherapy – offering a fully comprehensive level of cancer care, tailored to fit the different needs of each patient.

“Later this year in our Newport centre, we will be able to start treating patients with traditional radiotherapy – and proton beam therapy will be available in 2017.

“Our overall aim is not just to provide cutting edge treatment – but we also hope to herald a new era of cancer provision and drive improvements in cancer care in the UK.”

Proton beam therapy has been shown to deliver significant results for patients, especially in lowering side effects.

There are currently no operational proton beam therapy facilities in the UK and the demand for more specialised cancer care is growing, says the Welsh Government.

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