Mandurah will soon be home to a new cancer treatment centre.
The $10 million facility, located near Peel Health Campus on the corner of Kookaburra Drive and Minilya Parkway, will bring state-of-the-art radiotherapy and chemotherapy services to the Peel region, including a high-end linear accelerator capable of delivering the latest radiation oncology techniques.
Cancer is currently the leading cause of death in Western Australia, taking the lives of approximately 4,011 residents each year.
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Mandurah is one of Australia’s cancer ‘hotspots’ with one of the highest rates of diagnosed cases of cancer.
Mandurah Mayor Rhys Williams said the new GenesisCare Cancer Centre, which can treat up to 1000 patients annually, meets an urgent need for oncology services in the area.
“The centre will mean an end to long and often daily commutes for our local community and make a substantial difference to their treatment journey,” Mayor Williams said.
General Manager of GenesisCare Michael Davis said the centre will be treating patients by mid-2019.
“The bunker construction was completed before Christmas; which was a massive milestone for the process. The linear accelerator machine will then be installed by March, before we expect to treat our first local patients in mid-2019,” Mr Davis said.
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